Geography
The city has a humid subtropical climate with cool winters and hot summers. Summers last from April to June and winters from November to February. Temperatures in the summer vary from average highs of around 48 °C (118 °F) to average lows of around 25 °C (77 °F). Winter temperatures vary from highs of 19 °C (66 °F) to lows of −5 °C (23 °F). The climate is dry on the whole, except during the brief southwest monsoon season during July and August. The average annual rainfall is about 70 cm.
| Climate data for Jalandhar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.2 (100.8) |
34.1 (93.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
29.99 (85.99) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
17.19 (62.95) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 10.7 (0.421) |
16.7 (0.657) |
32.8 (1.291) |
15.2 (0.598) |
20.4 (0.803) |
69.7 (2.744) |
155.2 (6.11) |
183.6 (7.228) |
60.0 (2.362) |
1.5 (0.059) |
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