Qarabolaq

This article is about the town in Afghanistan. For other uses, see Qarabulaq.

Qarabolaq or Qareh Bulaq (Dari: قره‌بلاق) is a small settlement in the Great Pamir in Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, northeastern Afghanistan.^[1] It lies at an altitude of 4,139 m on the eastern shore of Zorkul lake, near the Afghan border with Tajikistan but also close to the Afghan borders with Pakistan and China.

Qarabolaq قره‌بلاق
Qarabolaq Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°25′N 73°46′E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Badakhshan
District	Wakhan
Elevation	13,579 ft (4,139 m)
Time zone	+ 4.30

Climate

Climate data for Tora'ka
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high humidex	−22.0	−14.3	3.5	7.8	26.4	39.1	42.1	35.5	29.8	12.3	0.1	−14.1	42.1
Record high °C (°F)	−18.6 (−1.5)	−11 (12)	8.0 (46.4)	12.2 (54.0)	28.0 (82.4)	35.7 (96.3)	38.4 (101.1)	35.2 (95.4)	26.5 (79.7)	17.0 (62.6)	2.2 (36.0)	−12.1 (10.2)	38.4 (101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−44.0 (−47.2)	−38.2 (−36.8)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−3.4 (25.9)	10.2 (50.4)	21.1 (70.0)	23.8 (74.8)	19.3 (66.7)	8.3 (46.9)	−8.4 (16.9)	−30.9 (−23.6)	−42.7 (−44.9)	−8.8 (16.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−46.2 (−51.2)	−42.8 (−45.0)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−11.3 (11.7)	4.4 (39.9)	14.2 (57.6)	17.2 (63.0)	12.6 (54.7)	3.0 (37.4)	−13.4 (7.9)	−34.6 (−30.3)	−45.4 (−49.7)	−14.2 (6.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−48.5 (−55.3)	−47.1 (−52.8)	−36.4 (−33.5)	−19.5 (−3.1)	−1.2 (29.8)	7.3 (45.1)	10.3 (50.5)	6.1 (43.0)	−2.3 (27.9)	−19.0 (−2.2)	−38.4 (−37.1)	−48.0 (−54.4)	−19.7 (−3.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−69.0 (−92.2)	−67.6 (−89.7)	−62.0 (−79.6)	−53.7 (−64.7)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−5.7 (21.7)	−1.4 (29.5)	−6.9 (19.6)	−21.7 (−7.1)	−51.1 (−60.0)	−63.0 (−81.4)	−66.4 (−87.5)	−69.0 (−92.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.8 (0.11)	2.7 (0.11)	2.2 (0.09)	3.0 (0.12)	12.3 (0.48)	28.7 (1.13)	52.2 (2.06)	26.5 (1.04)	16.2 (0.64)	8.1 (0.32)	4.0 (0.16)	3.3 (0.13)	162 (6.39)
Average snowy days	20	19	18	14	10	1	0.0	0.6	9	19	21	18	149.6
Average relative humidity (%)	76	73	70	66	60	57	60	68	73	75	77	76	69
Mean monthly sunshine hours	5	40	136	219	289	298	285	192	102	52	9	0	1,627
Source: BMO[2]

See also

• Badakhshan Province