Climate
Talking of Kathua city in particular the climate is sub tropical. According to common Hindu belief there are six seasons experienced in the region. Summers are hot and the mercury may shoot up to 42 degrees while in winters mercury generally dips to 2 degrees or even sometimes to zero. Heavy downpour is also experienced. The annual rainfall is 700 cm mainly in monsoons and winters due to Western Disturbances. Kathua city does not experience snow while there may be snow in upper reaches of district like Bani Tehsil. Heavy hailstorms with piles of hail can be experienced in February and March but are very few. 669 millimetres (26.3 in) in the wettest months.
| Climate data for Kathua | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
31 (88) |
36 (97) |
41 (106) |
43 (109) |
43.2 (109.8) |
42.5 (108.5) |
41 (106) |
37 (99) |
36 (97) |
31 (88) |
26 (79) |
43.2 (109.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
40.6 (105.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
30.1 (86.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−2 (28) |
3 (37) |
6 (43) |
7 (45) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
4 (39) |
2 (36) |
−3 (27) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 50.0 (1.969) |
46.4 (1.827) |
53.2 (2.094) |
26.3 (1.035) |
16.0 (0.63) |
51.8 (2.039) |
283.4 (11.157) |
344.5 (13.563) |
123.9 (4.878) |
38.1 (1.5) |
11.9 (0.469) |
42.2 (1.661) |
1,087.7 (42.823) |
| Source #1: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: IMD | |||||||||||||
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