Jolfa (Persian: جلفا)[a] is a city in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.[5] Jolfa is separated by the Aras River from its namesake, the town of Julfa on the Azerbaijan side of the border. The two towns are linked by a road bridge and a railway bridge.
At the 2006 National Census, the city's population was 4,983 in 1,365 households.[6] The following census in 2011 counted 5,628 people in 1,448 households.[7] At the 2016 census, the population was 8,810 people in 2,543 households.[3]
| Climate data for Jolfa (1985-2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
8.8 (47.8) |
2.3 (36.1) |
15.0 (58.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.0 (0.35) |
11.4 (0.45) |
22.4 (0.88) |
36.0 (1.42) |
37.0 (1.46) |
21.5 (0.85) |
7.6 (0.30) |
4.2 (0.17) |
9.7 (0.38) |
17.9 (0.70) |
17.1 (0.67) |
12.4 (0.49) |
206.2 (8.12) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 65 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 | 55 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
4.2 (39.5) |
| Source: IRIMO(precipitation)[8] (temperatures)[9] (humidity)[10] (dew point 1985-2005)[11] | |||||||||||||
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