title: Shinkot
text: # Shinkot
  
  Shinkot (Pashto: شين کوټ) (also Pasaband) is a town and the center of Pasaband District, in the southern part of Ghor province, Afghanistan. It is located in the western part of the district at 33°41′27″N 64°51′23″E﻿ / ﻿33.6908°N 64.8564°E﻿ / 33.6908; 64.8564 at 2,566 m altitude, and is close to the border with Helmand Province.
  
  ## Climate
  
  Shinkot has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb) with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
  
  Climate data for Shinkot, Pasaband District :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °C (°F) | −1.4 (29.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 8.7 (47.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.3 (68.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 9.2 (48.6) | 2.5 (36.5) | 14.2 (57.6) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | −9.7 (14.5) | −7.3 (18.9) | 0.4 (32.7) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 7.4 (45.3) | 0.9 (33.6) | −5.8 (21.6) | 5.9 (42.7) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −15.6 (3.9) | −7.9 (17.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 3.7 (38.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | −0.9 (30.4) | −7.4 (18.7) | −14.1 (6.6) | −2.4 (27.8) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.1 (1.58) | 74.7 (2.94) | 74.0 (2.91) | 71.3 (2.81) | 48.9 (1.93) | 2.5 (0.10) | 0.1 (0.00) | 0.3 (0.01) | 0.8 (0.03) | 12.8 (0.50) | 37.6 (1.48) | 18.5 (0.73) | 381.6 (15.02) |
  | Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 78 | 65 | 45 | 37 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 47 | 53 | 43 |
  | Source 1: Nomadseason, NASA Power (Extremes) ||||||||||||||
  | Source 2: World Weather Online (Precipitation & Humidity) ||||||||||||||
  