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Wheat field in the Barkhan District
Barkhan
بارخان | |
|---|---|
  Barkhan  Barkhan | |
| Coordinates: 29°53′57″N 69°31′33″E / 29.89917°N 69.52583°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Balochistan |
| District | Barkhan District |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
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).[2]
Climate
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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 16.2 (61.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
28.6 (83.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
21.6 (71.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| 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) | 12.2 (0.48) |
21.7 (0.85) |
35.4 (1.39) |
32.3 (1.27) |
17.8 (0.70) |
35.3 (1.39) |
108.8 (4.28) |
95.5 (3.76) |
43.4 (1.71) |
3.6 (0.14) |
5.8 (0.23) |
6.8 (0.27) |
418.6 (16.47) |
| Source: NOAA (1971-1990) [3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Tehsils & Unions in the District of Barkhan
- ↑ Location of Barkhan - Falling Rain Genomics
- ↑ "Barkhan Climate Normals 1971-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ↑ "41685: Bar Khan (Pakistan)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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