City in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
City in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Astore (Urdu: استور) is the main city of Astore District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The city is situated at an altitude of 2,546 metres (8,353 ft).[1]
The major Astore–Burzul Road, which linked Gilgit (in Pakistani-administered Kashmir) to Srinagar (in Indian-administered Kashmir) was indefinitely closed in 1978 following the development of the China–Pakistan Karakoram Highway.[2]
Climate
Astore has a continental climate (Köppen Dsb).
| Climate data for Astore
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
15.9
(60.6)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
30.1
(86.2)
|
35.0
(95.0)
|
37.0
(98.6)
|
34.4
(93.9)
|
31.7
(89.1)
|
27.7
(81.9)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
37.0
(98.6)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
2.8
(37.0)
|
4.3
(39.7)
|
8.9
(48.0)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
19.9
(67.8)
|
24.7
(76.5)
|
27.1
(80.8)
|
26.9
(80.4)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
17.5
(63.5)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
5.3
(41.5)
|
12.5
(54.5)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−7.2
(19.0)
|
−5.3
(22.5)
|
−0.9
(30.4)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
7.6
(45.7)
|
11.3
(52.3)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
−0.4
(31.3)
|
−4.4
(24.1)
|
3.2
(37.8)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−17.7
(0.1)
|
−21.0
(−5.8)
|
−12.0
(10.4)
|
−5.0
(23.0)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
1.1
(34.0)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
5.6
(42.1)
|
−1.1
(30.0)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
−9.0
(15.8)
|
−16.1
(3.0)
|
−21
(−6)
|
| Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
42.4
(1.67)
|
48.5
(1.91)
|
78.2
(3.08)
|
87.6
(3.45)
|
65.6
(2.58)
|
22.8
(0.90)
|
22.9
(0.90)
|
24.1
(0.95)
|
21.9
(0.86)
|
23.8
(0.94)
|
16.4
(0.65)
|
29.1
(1.15)
|
401.8
(15.82)
|
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:00 PST)
|
60.3
|
56.6
|
45.5
|
36.8
|
32.6
|
28.8
|
31.8
|
32.8
|
29.6
|
28.6
|
34.3
|
53.5
|
39.3
|
| Source: Pakistan Meteorological Department[3]
|
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