Darai Nur Explained

Darai Nur
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Nangarhar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Darai Nur
Timezone:+4:30
Coordinates:34.7028°N 70.6019°W
Elevation M:2106

Darai Nur (Pashayi/Pushto; Pashto: دره نور) or Darra-i-Nur is a town in the Darai Nur District of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It is located 45 km to the northeast of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar. Darai Nur's residents speak a variant of Pashayi language, but are bilingual in Pashto.

Climate

Darai Nur has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Darai Nur is 12.2 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 1,049 mm. December is the driest month with 34 mm of precipitation, while July, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 157 mm.

July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 22.7 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 0.3 °C.

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