Khanpur

Khanpur
Khanpur
Coordinates: 28°39′00″N 70°40′48″E / 28.650°N 70.680°E / 28.650; 70.680Coordinates: 28°39′00″N 70°40′48″E / 28.650°N 70.680°E / 28.650; 70.680
Country Pakistan
Province Punjab
District Rahim Yar Khan
Population
 • Total 156,152
Time zone PST (UTC+5)
Calling code 06855

Khanpur (Punjabi خانپور) is a city and Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District of Bahawalpur Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Language and Demography

According to the census of 1998, the city population was 117,764 with an annual growth rate of 2.6%. As of 2009, the recorded population of Khanpur was 156,152.[1]

Climate

Khanpur has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is low, but some rain does fall in the monsoon season from July to September.

Climate data for Khanpur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.4
(84.9)		 32.8
(91)		 40.6
(105.1)		 45.6
(114.1)		 47.8
(118)		 48.0
(118.4)		 46.7
(116.1)		 43.3
(109.9)		 42.2
(108)		 41.1
(106)		 37.0
(98.6)		 32.0
(89.6)		 48
(118.4)
Average high °C (°F) 21.8
(71.2)		 24.4
(75.9)		 30.2
(86.4)		 37.0
(98.6)		 41.3
(106.3)		 42.5
(108.5)		 39.9
(103.8)		 38.4
(101.1)		 37.0
(98.6)		 34.8
(94.6)		 29.4
(84.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 33.35
(92.02)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6)		 15.9
(60.6)		 21.5
(70.7)		 27.7
(81.9)		 32.5
(90.5)		 34.8
(94.6)		 33.6
(92.5)		 32.4
(90.3)		 30.1
(86.2)		 25.6
(78.1)		 19.7
(67.5)		 14.4
(57.9)		 25.11
(77.2)
Average low °C (°F) 4.4
(39.9)		 7.3
(45.1)		 12.8
(55)		 18.5
(65.3)		 23.6
(74.5)		 27.2
(81)		 27.3
(81.1)		 26.3
(79.3)		 23.1
(73.6)		 16.3
(61.3)		 10.1
(50.2)		 5.3
(41.5)		 16.85
(62.32)
Record low °C (°F) −3.3
(26.1)		 −2.8
(27)		 2.0
(35.6)		 6.5
(43.7)		 11.0
(51.8)		 13.0
(55.4)		 17.0
(62.6)		 18.0
(64.4)		 14.8
(58.6)		 5.0
(41)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −4.3
(24.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.4
(0.173)		 5.4
(0.213)		 5.6
(0.22)		 2.8
(0.11)		 5.1
(0.201)		 2.8
(0.11)		 27.5
(1.083)		 23.0
(0.906)		 15.5
(0.61)		 1.2
(0.047)		 0.7
(0.028)		 3.3
(0.13)		 97.3
(3.831)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 261.3 244.3 269.9 287.1 310.4 283.5 274.9 293.8 289.7 307.2 287.9 260.5 3,370.5
Source: NOAA (1961–1990)[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pakistan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Khanpur Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

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