Ardal

For the administrative division of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, see Ardal County. For other places with the same name, see Ardal.

Ardal (Persian: اردل)^[a] is a city in the Central District of Ardal County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.^[5]

Ardal Persian: اردل
City
Ardal
Coordinates: 31°59′55″N 50°39′44″E[1][2]
Country	Iran
Province	Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
County	Ardal
District	Central
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	10,113
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Demographics

Ethnicity

The city is populated by Lurs.^[6]\

Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 8,162 in 1,767 households.^[7] The following census in 2011 counted 8,992 people in 2,025 households.^[8] The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 10,113 people in 2,642 households.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Ardal (2009-2013 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10 (50)	10 (50)	15 (59)	19 (66)	25 (77)	32 (90)	36 (97)	35 (95)	31 (88)	24 (75)	15 (59)	11 (52)	22 (72)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4 (39)	4 (39)	9 (48)	13 (55)	18 (64)	24 (75)	28 (82)	27 (81)	23 (73)	17 (63)	9 (48)	5 (41)	15 (59)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2 (28)	−1 (30)	3 (37)	7 (45)	11 (52)	16 (61)	20 (68)	19 (66)	15 (59)	10 (50)	4 (39)	−1 (30)	8 (47)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	63 (2.5)	77 (3.0)	63 (2.5)	69 (2.7)	12 (0.5)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	10 (0.4)	111 (4.4)	76 (3.0)	482 (19)
Average relative humidity (%)	55	59	45	49	39	24	21	21	22	30	53	53	39
Mean monthly sunshine hours	207	191	227	214	253	321	331	318	303	266	198	222	3,051
Source: Chaharmahalmet[9]

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Ardel^[4]