Chhor, Sindh
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Chhor
ڇور
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Sindh Province
| population_total = 21,178
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Chhor (Sindhi: ڇور) is a town situated in Umerkot District, Sindh, Pakistan. It has an altitude of {{convert|4|m|ft}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/PK/05/Chor.html|title=Location of Chor|publisher=Falling Rain Genomics|accessdate=January 18, 2013}} It lies on the 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.{{Cite web|title=ARMY DESERT WARFARE SCHOOL|url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Army-Desert-Warfare-School.php|last=|first=|date=|website=PAKISTAN ARMY|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818033633/https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Army-Desert-Warfare-School.php |archive-date=2019-08-18 |access-date=}}
Demographics
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!Census |
| 1998
| style="text-align:right" |13,981 |
| 2017
| style="text-align:right" |19,930 |
| 2023
| style="text-align:right" |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.
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| location = Chhor (1991–2020, extremes 1957–present)
|Jan record high C = 34.0
|Feb record high C = 37.7
|Mar record high C = 45.2
|Apr record high C = 49.0
|May record high C = 49.4
|Jun record high C = 52.0
|Jul record high C = 46.4
|Aug record high C = 43.0
|Sep record high C = 44.0
|Oct record high C = 44.0
|Nov record high C = 40.0
|Dec record high C = 35.5
| Jan high C = 26.8
| Feb high C = 30.2
| Mar high C = 35.4
| Apr high C = 40.3
| May high C = 42.2
| Jun high C = 40.8
| Jul high C = 37.3
| Aug high C = 35.4
| Sep high C = 36.2
| Oct high C = 37.7
| Nov high C = 33.6
| Dec high C = 28.9
| year high C = 35.4
| Jan mean C = 16.7
| Feb mean C = 20.0
| Mar mean C = 25.5
| Apr mean C = 30.6
| May mean C = 33.8
| Jun mean C = 33.9
| Jul mean C = 31.9
| Aug mean C = 30.5
| Sep mean C = 30.2
| Oct mean C = 28.7
| Nov mean C = 23.2
| Dec mean C = 18.3
| year mean C = 26.9
| Jan low C = 6.5
| Feb low C = 9.7
| Mar low C = 15.5
| Apr low C = 21.0
| May low C = 25.2
| Jun low C = 27.1
| Jul low C = 26.7
| Aug low C = 25.5
| Sep low C = 24.2
| Oct low C = 19.6
| Nov low C = 12.7
| Dec low C = 7.7
| year low C = 18.5
|Jan record low C = −2.8
|Feb record low C = -2.0
|Mar record low C = -1.6
|Apr record low C = 9.0
|May record low C = 11.8
|Jun record low C = 20.0
|Jul record low C = 19.5
|Aug record low C = 19.5
|Sep record low C = 17.5
|Oct record low C = 8.8
|Nov record low C = 1.1
|Dec record low C = −3.3
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 1.2
| Feb precipitation mm = 4.6
| Mar precipitation mm = 2.0
| Apr precipitation mm = 2.2
| May precipitation mm = 4.5
| Jun precipitation mm = 19.3
| Jul precipitation mm = 70.5
| Aug precipitation mm = 75.6
| Sep precipitation mm = 59.1
| Oct precipitation mm = 9.0
| Nov precipitation mm = 1.0
| Dec precipitation mm = 1.2
| year precipitation mm = 250.2
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 0.4
| Feb precipitation days = 0.5
| Mar precipitation days = 0.4
| Apr precipitation days = 0.4
| May precipitation days = 0.1
| Jun precipitation days = 1.6
| Jul precipitation days = 4.0
| Aug precipitation days = 4.7
| Sep precipitation days = 2.5
| Oct precipitation days = 0.4
| Nov precipitation days = 0.2
| Dec precipitation days = 0.3
| year precipitation days = 15.5
|Jan humidity=46
|Feb humidity=46
|Mar humidity=43
|Apr humidity=41
|May humidity=46
|Jun humidity=56
|Jul humidity=66
|Aug humidity=69
|Sep humidity=63
|Oct humidity=50
|Nov humidity=47
|Dec humidity=49
|year humidity=
| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Pakistan/CSV/Chhor_41768.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Chhor
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = February 6, 2024}}{{Cite FTP |url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-II/PK/41768.TXT
|server = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = Chhor Climate Normals 1961-1990
|accessdate = January 18, 2013}}
| source 2 = (extremes),{{Cite web |title=Station Chhor |last=Nadal |first=Solenn |website=Météoclimat |date= |access-date=6 February 2024 |url= http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-1728.php |language=fr}} Deutscher Wetterdienst (humidity 1961-1995)
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_417680_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Chhor (Flughafen) / Pakistan
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
| access-date = September 17, 2016}}
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Category:Populated places in Umerkot District
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