Official Name: | Ghormach |
Native Name: | غورماچ |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ghormach District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | + 4.30 |
Coordinates: | 35.7256°N 63.7894°W |
Elevation M: | 660 |
Ghormach (Pushto; Pashto: غورماچ) or Ghowrmach is a town in Badghis Province in northwestern Afghanistan.[1] It serves as the center of Ghormach District.
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Ghormach features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Ghormach is, while the annual precipitation averages . August is the driest month with no rainfall, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of .
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of . The coldest month January has an average temperature of .
An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier (a Norwegian national) was killed in Ghormach on January 25, 2010.[2]