Shinkot
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
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Shinkot ({{langx|ps|شين کوټ}}) (also Pasaband) is a town and the center of Pasaband District, in the southern part of Ghor province, Afghanistan.{{Cite gns|id=32FA880385B33774E0440003BA962ED3|name=Pasaband|accessdate=12 September 2019}} It is located in the western part of the district at {{coord|33.6908|N|64.8564|E|}} at 2,566 m altitude, and is close to the border with Helmand Province.
Climate
Shinkot has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsb) with warm, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.
{{Weather box
|location = Shinkot, Pasaband District
|metric first = yes
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|Jan high C = -1.4
|Feb high C = 1.0
|Mar high C = 8.7
|Apr high C = 16.3
|May high C = 20.3
|Jun high C = 24.8
|Jul high C = 26.6
|Aug high C = 25.9
|Sep high C = 21.3
|Oct high C = 15.7
|Nov high C = 9.2
|Dec high C = 2.5
|Jan mean C = -9.7
|Feb mean C = −7.3
|Mar mean C = 0.4
|Apr mean C = 8.0
|May mean C = 12.0
|Jun mean C = 16.5
|Jul mean C = 18.3
|Aug mean C = 17.6
|Sep mean C = 13.0
|Oct mean C = 7.4
|Nov mean C = 0.9
|Dec mean C = −5.8
|Jan low C = -18.0
|Feb low C = -15.6
|Mar low C = -7.9
|Apr low C = -0.3
|May low C = 3.7
|Jun low C = 8.2
|Jul low C = 10.0
|Aug low C = 9.3
|Sep low C = 4.7
|Oct low C = -0.9
|Nov low C = -7.4
|Dec low C = -14.1
|Jan precipitation mm = 40.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 74.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 74.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 71.3
|May precipitation mm = 48.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 2.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 0.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 0.3
|Sep precipitation mm = 0.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 12.8
|Nov precipitation mm = 37.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 18.5
|Jan humidity= 70
|Feb humidity= 78
|Mar humidity= 65
|Apr humidity= 45
|May humidity= 37
|Jun humidity= 25
|Jul humidity= 22
|Aug humidity= 23
|Sep humidity= 24
|Oct humidity= 31
|Nov humidity= 47
|Dec humidity= 53
{{cite web
|url=https://nomadseason.com/climate/afghanistan/ghowr/la-l.html
|title = Pasaband, Nomadseason.com
|access-date = 19 September 2022}} NASA Power{{cite web|url=https://power.larc.nasa.gov/data-access-viewer/
|title=Data Access Viewer
|accessdate=11 October 2022}} (Extremes)
|source 2 = World Weather Online (Precipitation & Humidity){{cite web|url= https://www.worldweatheronline.com/hesah-e-awal-behsud-weather-averages/vardak/af.aspx
|title = Humidity: Pasaband, World Weather Online
|access-date = 24 September 2022}}}}