Besham
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Besham | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Shangla |
| Elevation | 613 m (2,011 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Besham (Urdu, Pashto: بشام; also known as Besham Qila) is the largest town and commercial centre of the Shangla District in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is on the Silk Route connecting Pakistan with China.
Tourism[]
Tourists pass through Besham if they are taking Karakoram Highway route for Hunza and Gilgit, as the main route through the Kaghan Valley is often blocked due to heavy snowfall. A rest house, located on the bank of the Indus River, is provided by the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation.[1]
Climate[]
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Besham features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Besham is 20.7 °C, while the annual precipitation averages 842 mm. Even in the driest months, there is a lot of precipitation. November is the driest month with 18 mm of precipitation, while August, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 138 mm.
June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 30.6 °C. The coldest month January has an average temperature of 8.9 °C.
| Climate data for Besham | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 14.9 (58.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
27.5 (81.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
25.9 (78.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
20.7 (69.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Altaf, Muhammad Ahmad (5 October 2017). "Glaciers, avalanches, and spectacular lakes: My trip to Haramosh Valley". DAWN. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Climate: Besham - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
Coordinates: 34°56′15″N 72°52′45″E / 34.93750°N 72.87917°E
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