Baft

For the administrative division of Kerman province, see Baft County. For the textile, see bafta cloth.

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
City
Baft
Coordinates: 29°14′06″N 56°35′56″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, extremes since 1989)
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)	27.0 (80.6)	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)	4.6 (40.3)	9.5 (49.1)	14.5 (58.1)	12.6 (54.7)	6.6 (43.9)	2.8 (37.0)	−7.5 (18.5)	−10.6 (12.9)	−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] IRIMO[8][9]

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.^[10] Khabr National Park has a rich flora (about 750 species) and about 120 endemic species.^{[citation needed]}

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bāft^[3]