Chitral
Pakistan
Mountain town on the Chitral River in Pakistan's far north, sitting in the shadow of Tirich Mir — the highest peak in the Hindu Kush — and sharing a border with Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. The capital of Lower Chitral District, it was formerly the seat of the Chitral princely state and is noted for a distinct local culture and a linguistic diversity that includes more than a dozen languages spoken in the surrounding district.
- Population57,157
- Nearest water from center 0.7 km0.4 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.6 km1.0 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
-13°9°
90mm3.6in
F
-11°13°
130mm5.2in
M
-6°20°
165mm6.5in
A
-2°29°
135mm5.4in
M
4°39°
90mm3.5in
J
12°53°
50mm2.0in
J
17°62°
40mm1.5in
A
16°61°
40mm1.6in
S
12°53°
55mm2.2in
O
2°35°
75mm2.9in
N
-7°20°
70mm2.8in
D
-11°12°
70mm2.8in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗