Barkhan
City in Balochistan, Pakistan
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Barkhan (Balochi: بارکان; Urdu: بارکھان) 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]
Demographics
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ... | — |
| 1961 | 930 | — |
| 1972 | 1,610 | +5.12% |
| 1981 | ... | — |
| 1998 | 7,670 | — |
| 2017 | 12,201 | +2.47% |
| 2023 | 14,425 | +2.83% |
| Source: [3] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Barkhan had a population of 14,425.[4]
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 (1991–2020, extremes 1971–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.0 (77.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
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 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 43 | 39 | 43 | 34 | 29 | 34 | 55 | 59 | 50 | 33 | 35 | 41 | 41 |
| Source 1: NOAA[5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1979-1995)[8] | |||||||||||||