Climate
The climate of the tract is extreme. In winter it is very cold and summer is very hot. The average rainfall varies from 48 to 69 m.m per annum which is much below the required quantity but in the rainy season the water torrents flow from North to the river Jhelum with a very fast speed and cause damages to the crops, bridges, roads and are responsible for the soil erosion in the District. The detailed data is as under:
| Climate data for Jhelum, Pakistan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
22 (72) |
27 (81) |
33 (91) |
38 (100) |
40 (104) |
36 (97) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
33 (91) |
28 (82) |
21 (70) |
31 (87) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5 (41) |
8 (46) |
12 (54) |
18 (64) |
22 (72) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
23 (73) |
17 (63) |
10 (50) |
6 (43) |
16 (62) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 34 (1.3) |
50 (2) |
60 (2.4) |
36 (1.4) |
32 (1.3) |
52 (2) |
237 (9.3) |
221 (8.7) |
78 (3.1) |
12 (0.5) |
10 (0.4) |
30 (1.2) |
85.2 (32.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
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