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.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.00 (~$1.00)
      Country-level price estimate for Pakistan, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • BeerWorld Bank PPP baseline
      $1.50 (~$1.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Pakistan, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      8h 30m from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors
      2,290 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advisorygov.uk, snapshot compiled 2026-07-11
      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.
    • Tap waterCDC / WHO guidance
      Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January-1°16°C·
    February2°12°C·
    March7°15°C·
    April13°15°C·
    May19°15°C·
    June24°12°C·
    July28°11°C·
    August27°9°C·
    September24°7°C·
    October18°21°C·
    November6°14°C·
    December2°11°C·

    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. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.