Climate of Chitrāl
Chitrāl has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Chitrāl is 6° degrees and there is about 243 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 209 days a year with an average humidity of 53% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -6°C and 18°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -16°C and 9°C
- Rain: it rains 52 days and there is a total of approximately 243 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 85 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3543 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between -6°C and 18°C |
Warmest month: | 18°C in July |
Coldest month: | -6°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -16°C and 9°C |
Dry days: | 228 days |
Days with rain: | 52 days |
Days with snow: | 85 days |
Total rain sum: | 243 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3543 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Chitrāl.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Chitrāl.
Climate table of Chitrāl
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Chitrāl. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Chitrāl might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | -6 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 1 | -3 |
Night temp. (°C) | -16 | -15 | -10 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | -7 | -12 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 45 | 38 | 42 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
Days with rain | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Days with snow | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Dry days | 17 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
UV-index | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Chitrāl
The best time to visit Chitrāl in Pakistan is in July and August. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Chitrāl is 18°C in July and the lowest is -6°C in January.
Climate of Chitrāl by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Chitrāl? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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