Panjab, Afghanistan

Panjab (Pashto/) (meaning 'five rivers') is the capital of Panjab District, a mountainous district in the southwestern part of the Bamyan Province, Afghanistan. The town is situated at 34°23'N 67°1'E and has an altitude of 2,758 m altitude, the population was 9,900 in the year 2004. There is an airport with gravel surface.

Climate
Owing to its high altitude, Panjab has a humid continental climate (Dsb) that borders on a subarctic climate (Dsc) under the Köppen climate classification. It has mild, dry summers and cold, snowy winters. The annual precipitation averages 333 mm.

The average temperature in Panjab is 4.4 °C. July is the warmest month of the year with an average temperature of 15.7 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of -8.7 °C.