With a mild and generally warm and temperate climate, Battagram features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen climate classification. The average temperature in Battagram is 18.5 °C or 65.3 °F, while the annual precipitation averages 1,427 millimetres or 56.18 inches.
June is the hottest month of the year with an average temperature of 27.9 °C or 82.2 °F. The coldest month, January, has an average temperature of 7.6 °C or 45.7 °F.
Battagram was among the areas affected by the earthquake of 8 October 2005, where more than 4,500 people were killed and approximately 35,000 were injured.[5]
Administration
Battagram District is divided into two tehsils, the proper Battagram and Allai (which are Banna, Bateela, Batkul, Biari, Jambera, Pashto, Rashang and Sakargah). Proper Battagram main city is a tehsil and district headquarters and is also one of 20 Union Councils of the District of Battagram.[6]
