Baft (Persian: بافت)[a] is a city in the Central District of Baft County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[4] It is 155 kilometres (96 mi) southwest of Kerman. Baft has an elevation of about 2,280 metres (7,480 ft).[citation needed]
Baft Persian: بافت | |
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City | |
  Baft | |
| Coordinates: 29°14′06″N 56°35′56″E / 29.23500°N 56.59889°E[1] | |
| Country | Iran |
| Province | Kerman |
| County | Baft |
| District | Central |
| Elevation | 2,280 m (7,480 ft) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 34,517 |
| Time zone | UTC+3:30 (IRST) |
| Area code | 0347422 |
Demographics
Population
At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 35,008 in 8,265 households.[5] The following census in 2011 counted 33,107 people in 8,473 households.[6] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 34,517 people in 10,035 households.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Baft (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.6 (97.9) | 33.5 (92.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 15.2 (59.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 26.3 (79.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.5 (54.5) | 21.5 (70.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.5 (41.9) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.8 (64.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.6 (49.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | 0.3 (32.5) | 9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) | −11.6 (11.1) | −7.6 (18.3) | −2.0 (28.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | 2.8 (37.0) | −7.5 (18.5) | −9.5 (14.9) | −16.6 (2.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.1 (2.05) | 53.1 (2.09) | 51.1 (2.01) | 24.1 (0.95) | 8.9 (0.35) | 1.8 (0.07) | 5.0 (0.20) | 11.2 (0.44) | 1.3 (0.05) | 4.9 (0.19) | 12.0 (0.47) | 33.5 (1.32) | 259.0 (10.20) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 30.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52.0 | 50.0 | 46.0 | 39.0 | 30.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 34.0 | 43.0 | 48.0 | 37.3 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −5.4 (22.3) | −3.5 (25.7) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.6 (33.1) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.2 (39.6) | 2.8 (37.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | −0.7 (30.7) | −3.5 (25.7) | −5.9 (21.4) | −1.3 (29.7) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 226 | 216 | 243 | 268 | 318 | 313 | 301 | 317 | 296 | 294 | 251 | 239 | 3,282 |
| Source: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
Khabr National Park
Baft is one of the natural areas in Iran. Within its locale is the Khabr National Park, which has been submitted by Iran as a UNESCO world heritage site.[8] Khabr National Park has a rich flora (about 750 species) and about 120 endemic species.[citation needed]
