# Parsabad

Parsabad (Persian: پارس آباد) is a city in the Central District of Parsabad County of Ardabil province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Parsabad is Iran's northernmost city.

## Demographics
### Population

At the time of the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 81,782 in 17,638 households. The following census in 2011 counted 88,924 people in 23,045 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the city as 93,387 people in 26,505 households.

## Climate

Parsabad has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).
Climate data for Parsabad (1991-2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.4 (95.7) | 42.6 (108.7) | 44.0 (111.2) | 41.0 (105.8) | 36.8 (98.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 44.0 (111.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 26.1 (79.0) | 31.8 (89.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.3 (91.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.8 (49.6) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.6 (76.3) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.6 (79.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 15.9 (60.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 4.7 (40.5) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 0.4 (32.7) | 3.9 (39.0) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.5 (52.7) | 5.3 (41.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) | −13.0 (8.6) | −10.0 (14.0) | −3.4 (25.9) | 0.2 (32.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.4 (52.5) | 11.8 (53.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | −0.1 (31.8) | −6.2 (20.8) | −11.5 (11.3) | −15.5 (4.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.0 (0.71) | 21.8 (0.86) | 29.7 (1.17) | 27.4 (1.08) | 29.9 (1.18) | 21.3 (0.84) | 6.9 (0.27) | 6.4 (0.25) | 28.5 (1.12) | 32.7 (1.29) | 27.3 (1.07) | 20.0 (0.79) | 269.9 (10.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 44.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 58 | 62 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 73.1 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) | 0.8 (33.4) | 4.1 (39.4) | 8.6 (47.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 9.4 (49.0) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 123 | 119 | 147 | 171 | 237 | 286 | 297 | 270 | 204 | 166 | 124 | 114 | 2,258 |
| Source: NOAA NCEI ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Parsabad (1984-2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) | 9.5 (49.1) | 13.4 (56.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.1 (91.6) | 27.9 (82.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 20.6 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 4.8 (40.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.8 (80.2) | 22.3 (72.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 5.2 (41.4) | 15.2 (59.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.1 (32.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 8.1 (46.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | 9.8 (49.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14.8 (0.58) | 18.8 (0.74) | 29.5 (1.16) | 31.7 (1.25) | 34.7 (1.37) | 19.3 (0.76) | 7.3 (0.29) | 7.3 (0.29) | 24.8 (0.98) | 34.4 (1.35) | 28.3 (1.11) | 20.3 (0.80) | 271.2 (10.68) |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 9.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 73 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.4 (38.1) | 8.6 (47.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.8 (64.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 11.2 (52.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | 9.2 (48.5) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.4 | 122.1 | 143.1 | 171.0 | 237.9 | 282.4 | 287.3 | 266.2 | 204.1 | 158.2 | 117.6 | 114.0 | 2,221.3 |
| Source: (dew point 1984-2005) ||||||||||||||