Barkhan
City in Balochistan, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City in Balochistan, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barkhan (Urdu: بارخان; Balochi: بارخان) is the capital city of the Barkhan District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.[1] It is located at 29°54'0N 69°31'0E at an altitude of 1,100 metres (3,612 feet) above sea level.[2]
Barkhan
بارخان | |
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Coordinates: 29°53′57″N 69°31′33″E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Balochistan |
District | Barkhan District |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Barkhan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with very hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation mainly falls in two distinct periods: light to moderate rain in the late winter and early spring from February to April, and heavier rain in the monsoon from June to September.
Climate data for Barkhan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.0 (91.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
42.8 (109.0) |
44.2 (111.6) |
42.3 (108.1) |
41.6 (106.9) |
40.8 (105.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
44.2 (111.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
12.8 (55.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.6 (54.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
14.9 (58.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−10 (14) |
−10 (14) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.6 (0.50) |
20.9 (0.82) |
37.8 (1.49) |
37.5 (1.48) |
29.3 (1.15) |
56.7 (2.23) |
103.9 (4.09) |
75.6 (2.98) |
33.1 (1.30) |
11.4 (0.45) |
4.3 (0.17) |
6.2 (0.24) |
429.3 (16.90) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 43.7 |
Source: NOAA[3][4][5] |
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