Pakistani town
Town Council in Sindh Province, Pakistan
Chhor (Sindhi : ڇور ) is a town situated in Umerkot District , Sindh , Pakistan . It has an altitude of 4 metres (13 ft).[ 1] Mirpur Khas -Jodhpur railway line. Umarkot is to the west, Sanghar to the north, Khokharapar to the east and Badin and Mithi Districts to the south. It is start of Thar Desert which further touches the Indian border to the east. The Pakistan Army school of desert warfare is located here.[ 2]
Demographics
Census
Population[ 3]
1998
13,981
2017
19,930
2023
21,178
Climate
Chhor has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh ) with very hot summers and warm winters. The main rainfall is in the monsoon season, which lasts from June to September.
Climate data for Chhor (1991–2020, extremes 1957–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
34.0
37.7
45.2
49.0
49.4
52.0
46.4
43.0
44.0
44.0
40.0
35.5
52.0
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
26.8
30.2
35.4
40.3
42.2
40.8
37.3
35.4
36.2
37.7
33.6
28.9
35.4
Daily mean °C (°F)
16.7
20.0
25.5
30.6
33.8
33.9
31.9
30.5
30.2
28.7
23.2
18.3
26.9
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
6.5
9.7
15.5
21.0
25.2
27.1
26.7
25.5
24.2
19.6
12.7
7.7
18.5
Record low °C (°F)
−2.8
−2.0
−1.6
9.0
11.8
20.0
19.5
19.5
17.5
8.8
1.1
−3.3
−3.3
Average precipitation mm (inches)
1.2
4.6
2.0
2.2
4.5
19.3
70.5
75.6
59.1
9.0
1.0
1.2
250.2
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.1
1.6
4.0
4.7
2.5
0.4
0.2
0.3
15.5
Source 1: NOAA [ 4] [ 5]
Source 2: (extremes)[ 6]
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