Geography and Climate
Lying between 32°30′ North latitude and 74°31′ East longitude at an altitude of 256 m above sea level, Sialkot is bounded on the north by Jammu, north-west by Gujrat, on the west by Gujranwala and on the south by Narowal. The Chenab river flows to the north of Sialkot. There are three small seasonal streams flowing through the city, Aik, Bher and Palkhu.
Sialkot features a humid subtropical climate under the Köppen climate classification. Sialkot is chilly during winters and hot and humid during summers. May and June are the hottest months. The temperature during winter may drop to 0°C. The land is, generally, plain and fertile. Most of the rain falls during the monsoon season in summer which often results in flooding when combined with meltwater from Himalayan glaciers entering local rivers. Sialkot has one of the most modern weather forecasting and flood warning centres in the country, which is fully equipped to record and transfer data to and from the relevant concerns. This facility is equipped with a radar and is internationally linked.
| Climate data for Sialkot, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.6 (49.3) |
5.6 (42.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 41.1 (1.618) |
43.8 (1.724) |
53.7 (2.114) |
30.1 (1.185) |
28.0 (1.102) |
65.6 (2.583) |
288.4 (11.354) |
259.1 (10.201) |
94.1 (3.705) |
14.5 (0.571) |
9.1 (0.358) |
30.4 (1.197) |
957.9 (37.713) |
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