Climate of Pakistan
Climate of Pakistan has great regional variation. The difference in temperature between day and night is immensely substantial. The temperature in the southern part goes up to 45°C or even more in the summers. Scanty rainfall makes the place all the more dry and barren. The climate in Pakistan is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The northern part of Pakistan is generally cold as there exists the snow capped mountains and peaks while the southern part is dry with deserts all around.
Pakistan Climate is divided into four seasons the hot dry spring, fron March to May, summer rainy season from June to September, retreating monsoon in October and November and the cold dry winter from December to February. Temperature in Islamabad, which is the capital city of Pakistan, varies from 2°C in the winter in January to 40°C in June. So the climate of Pakistan can be called to be extreme. The average rainfall during monsoon is about 255 millimeters.
According Climate Regions of Pakistan
According to climate Pakistan can be divided into the following regions.
(1) The Region of Northern and North Western Cold Climate
It includes Pakistan's northern mountain ranges (outer and central Himalayas), north-western mountain ranges. (Waziristan, Zobe and Loralai) and the mountain ranges of Balochistan (Quetta, Sara waft, Central Makran and Jalawan). Here the winter is extremely cold, normally there is snowfall. Summer season is quite cool and in spring and winter seasons there is mostly fog and rainfall.
(2) Extreme Climate of Northern Plain
In the south of northern mountainous territories there is a vast area. Climate is extreme i.e. in winter there is extreme cold and in summer season there is extreme hot.
(3) Lower Indus Plain and Thar Desert
In the southern and eastern valley of Sindh, desert like circumstances are found. At day time, it is very hot. Dry hot 'Loo' and hurricanes are usually blown which causes difficulty in business affairs. But at night time the temperature is low.
(4) Land Climate of Balochistan Plateau
In this climate region most of the parts of Balochistan are included. From May to the mid of September hot and dusty winds continuously blow. Sibbi and Jacobabad are located in this region. There are a few rainfall during the month of January and February (normally 5 cm). Extreme hot, dry and dusty winds are important characteristics of this region.
