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Not to be confused with Bahrain.Valley in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
| Bahrain | |
|---|---|
| Valley | |
 Bahrain Valley | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Swat |
| Elevation | 1,435 m (4,708 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Bahrain (Torwali/Pashto: بحرین; also spelled Behrain) is a hill station located in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 60 km North of Mingora at an elevation of 4700 ft on the right bank of the Swat river. It is named Bahrain (lit. "two rivers") due to its location at the confluence of the Daral and Swat rivers. It is known for its riverside tourist resorts, local handicrafts, and its view of the merging of the Daral and Swat Rivers. It also serves as a base camp for the trail that leads to the Daral & Saidgai lakes.
Climate
With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Bahrain has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Bahrain is 16.6 °C (61.88 °F), while the annual precipitation averages 866 mm (34.1 in). November is the driest month with 21 mm (0.8 in) of precipitation, while March, the wettest month, has an average precipitation of 120 mm (4.7 in).
July is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 27.0 °C (80.6 °F). The coldest month January has an average temperature of 4.8 °C (40.64 °F).
| Climate data for Bahrain | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
22.4 (72.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
- Zubair Torwali is a scholar of Torwali language whose many works have been published in Pakistan and abroad.
See also
References
- "Climate: Bahrain - Climate-Data.org". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
External links
- Hotel booking portal in Swat
- Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government website section on Lower Dir and neighboring places
- United Nations
- Hajj 2014 Uploads
- PBS paiman.jsi.com
- http://www.swatvalley.com
- http://www.khpalswat.com
- http://www.valleyswat.net
- https://ibtswat.academia.edu/
35°12′27″N 72°32′44″E / 35.2075°N 72.5456°E / 35.2075; 72.5456
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