Chilas

Pakistan

An ancient staging post on the Indus River covered in thousands of ancient Buddhist rock carvings.

Warmest month is July at 28°C on average. Coolest is January at -1°C.

Six lead datapoints

  • $1.00 (~$1.00)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • $1.50 (~$1.50)
    PPP price tier 1 / 4
  • Flight timeMethodology
    8h 30m from London Heathrow
    Great-circle plus routing overhead.
  • 2,290 kg return from London Heathrow
    DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
  • FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
    Advises against all but essential travel to most of the country outside major cities; against all travel to several regions. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
  • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
MonthAvg highSwingRain days
January-1°±8°·
February2°±6°·
March7°±8°·
April13°±8°·
May19°±8°·
June24°±6°·
July28°±6°·
August27°±5°·
September24°±4°·
October18°±11°·
November6°±7°·
December2°±6°·

What to do

  • Examine the ancient Buddhist petroglyphs along the Indus
  • Drive the treacherous Fairy Meadows approach road nearby
  • Overnight at a roadside inn on the Karakoram Highway

How we know this

Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Swing is the p10 to p90 range of daily highs, halved for the ± figure. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.