Yovon (Tajik: Ёвон) is a town in Tajikistan located in the Khatlon Region.[4] The population of the town is 36,700 (January 2020 estimate).[2] It is approximately 30 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of Dushanbe.

Yovon
Tajik: Ёвон
Yovon Tajik: Ёвон is located in Tajikistan
Yovon Tajik: Ёвон
Yovon
Tajik: Ёвон
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°19′N 69°3′E / 38.317°N 69.050°E / 38.317; 69.050
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon
DistrictYovon
Elevation655 m (2,149 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
36,700
Time zoneUTC+5
Official languages

History

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Geography

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Climate

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Yovon has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature is 14.6 °C (58.3 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of 1.7 °C (35.1 °F). The average annual precipitation is 552.7 millimetres (21.76 in) and there are on average of 85.5 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 107.3 mm (4.22 in) of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 0.6 mm (0.024 in) of precipitation.[1]

Climate data for Yovon
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1)
3.7
(38.7)
9.1
(48.4)
15.4
(59.7)
19.7
(67.5)
24.6
(76.3)
26.8
(80.2)
25.1
(77.2)
20.4
(68.7)
14.9
(58.8)
9.3
(48.7)
4.6
(40.3)
14.6
(58.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63.5
(2.50)
74.1
(2.92)
107.3
(4.22)
99.0
(3.90)
68.0
(2.68)
7.4
(0.29)
3.5
(0.14)
0.6
(0.02)
2.2
(0.09)
28.4
(1.12)
42.1
(1.66)
56.6
(2.23)
552.7
(21.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.2 11.4 14.1 12.5 10.0 2.9 1.4 0.4 0.9 5.0 6.8 9.9 85.5
Average relative humidity (%) 70.8 68.9 65.5 61.9 54.5 40.4 36.8 38.0 40.6 50.5 59.2 68.0 54.6
Source: "The Climate of Yovon". Weatherbase. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Climate of Yovon'". Weatherbase.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
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