Naran (town)
Town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Naran (Pashto: ناران, Urdu: ناران, romanized: Nārān, IPA: [nɑːɾɑːn]) is a town and tourist destination in the upper Kaghan Valley in the Mansehra District ناران of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is 119 kilometers (74 mi) from Mansehra city at an altitude of 2,409 meters (7,904 ft), about 65 kilometers (40 mi) from Babusar Top.[1][2]
Naran
ناران | |
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 Naran Town | |
  Naran  Naran | |
| Coordinates: 34°54′22″N 73°38′58″E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mansehra |
| Elevation | 2,409 m (7,904 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Postal code | 21200 |
| Highways |  N-15 |
Climate
Naran has a subarctic (Dfc) climate. There is significant rainfall in summers and heavy snowfall in winters. The region is Alpine in geography and climate, with forests and meadows dominating the landscape. The weather usually remains cloudy throughout the year. During the winters the temperature often remains below 0 °C with heavy snowfall. In the summers the temperature rarely exceeds 15 °C with heavy rainfall. Tourism keeps Naran busy in the summer, starting in the spring, the tourism season extends up to late in the fall. The average annual temperature in Naran is 4.7 °C.
| Climate data for Naran, Kaghan Valley | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21 (70) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.2 (36.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
4.7 (40.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.9 (−11.0) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−14.3 (6.3) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−23.9 (−11.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59 (2.3) |
72 (2.8) |
94 (3.7) |
101 (4.0) |
79 (3.1) |
48 (1.9) |
102 (4.0) |
107 (4.2) |
56 (2.2) |
37 (1.5) |
18 (0.7) |
30 (1.2) |
803 (31.6) |
| Average rainy days | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 86 |
| Average snowy days | 14 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 68 |
| Source 1: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 2409m)[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: My Weather 2[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Saiful Muluk Lake
- Lulusar Lake
- Dudipatsar Lake
- Pyala Lake
