LOCATION

THE SITE ASSIGNED TO US IS BUITEMS (JICA HALL).

IT IS ON AIRPORT ROAD QUETTA .
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SUN DIRECTION
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS (JUNE-
AUGUST), THE PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION IN
QUETTA IS FROM THE SOUTHWEST, WITH AN
AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF AROUND 8-10 KM/H.
WINTER WINDS THE DEGREES FOR THIS WIND DIRECTION ARE
TYPICALLY AROUND 225-240 DEGREES.

DURING THE WINTER MONTHS (DECEMBER-

FEBRUARY), THE PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION
IN QUETTA IS FROM THE NORTHWEST, WITH AN
AVERAGE WIND SPEED OF AROUND 5-7 KM/H.
SUMMER WINDS THE DEGREES FOR THIS WIND DIRECTION ARE
TYPICALLY AROUND 315-330 DEGREES.
CLIMATE
(JICA HALL) BUITEMS QUETTA.
SEMI ARID CLIMATE
THE CITY IS THE CAPITAL OF BALOCHISTAN AND IS
LOCATED IN THE WESTERN PAKISTAN, AT 1,650 METERS
(5,400 FEET) ABOVE SEA LEVEL AND 30 DEGREE NORTH
LATITUDE. QUETTA IS THE ONLY MAJOR CITY IN
PAKISTAN THAT IS LOCATED IN THE MOUNTAINS
LATITUDE: 30.1841 N
LONGITUDE: 67.0014 E
ALTITUDE: 1680 M
ANNUAL TEMPERATURE:
HOT SEASON LAST FOR 4 MONTHS
COLD SEASON LAST FOR 3 MONTHS
PRECIPITATION AND SNOW
AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL IS 244MM
RECIVES SNOW IN DECEMBER, JANUARY
AND FEBRAURY.​​
WIND:
AVERAGE WIND SPEED IS MORE THAN 6.5
MILES PER HOUR.​​
AVERAGE HOURLY WIND SPEED IS 8.3 MILES
PER HOUR​​
HUMIDITY:
ON AVERAGE JANUARY IS 65% MOST HUMID.​​
ON AVERAGE OCTOBER IS 35% LEAST
HUMID MONTH AVERAGE ANNUAL
% OF HUMIDITY IS 45%​​
SUN DIRECTION:
SUN RISES
FROM EAST FOLLOWING AZIMUTH ANGLE
MOVING TOWARDS SOUTH AND SETS
IN THE WEST.​​
• HIGH THERMAL MASS, PASSIVE SOLAR
HEATING, AND INSULATION ARE
RECOMMENDED IN THE CLIMATE OF QUETTA
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THERMAL
COMFORT, IN THE WINTER SEASON.
• SHADING, NATURAL VENTILATION, AND
HUMIDITIFICATION WILL INCREASE COMFORT
IN SUMMER WHEN THE HUMIDITY LEVEL IS
VERY LOW.
• BEHAVIOURAL ADAPTATION SUCH AS OPENING
WINDOWS AND USING FANS CAN IMPROVE
COMFORT.
• PASSIVE DESIGN MEASURES CAN IMPROVE
COMFORT, HOWEVER THERE THEIR WILL BE A
NEED FOR AN EFFICIENT ACTIVE SYSTEM TO
ACHIEVE BETTER COMFORT CONDITIONS.
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