Geography and Climate
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Gujranwala is located at 32.16° North, 74.18° East and is 226 metres (744 ft) above sea level. It shares borders with Ghakhar Mandi and various small towns and villages. To its south lies the provincial capital of Lahore, which is roughly 80 km away. Sialkot and Gujrat lie to its north. Gujrat connects Gujranwala with Bhimber and Mirpure Azad Jammun and Kashmir while Silakot connects it with Jammun. In the southwest lies Faisalabad, roughly 160 km from the city and Shiekhupura.
The climate of Gujranwala changes quite drastically through the year. The summer periods last from June through to September where the temperature reaches 36-42 degrees Celsius. The coldest months are usually November to February. The temperature can drop to seven degrees Celsius on average. The highest precipitation months are usually July and August when the monsoon season hits the Punjab province. During the other months the average rainfall is roughly 25 mm. The driest months are usually November through to April, when little rainfall is seen.
| Climate data for Gujranwala | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) |
22.0 (71.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.0 (93.2) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 18.0 (0.709) |
35.0 (1.378) |
24.0 (0.945) |
13.0 (0.512) |
17.0 (0.669) |
48.0 (1.89) |
82.0 (3.228) |
87.0 (3.425) |
43.0 (1.693) |
9.0 (0.354) |
11.0 (0.433) |
12.0 (0.472) |
628.8 (24.756) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.1 | 217.5 | 244.9 | 276 | 306.9 | 270 | 226.3 | 235.6 | 267 | 291.4 | 261 | 223.2 | 3,039.9 |
| Source: My Weather2 | |||||||||||||
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