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The Weather and Climate in Pakistan

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Pakistan is a country located in the temperate regions of the Earth; this results to a climate, which is monotonous. The monotony in weather is the result of having an arid climate marked by hot summers and cold “winters” as is common with temperate climates. The temperatures are usually a wide variation of different extremes, from the very hot to the very cold with very little rainfall. Pakistan has four seasons, which is odd considering it is a temperate country. The four seasons of Pakistan are based from its monsoon seasons; beginning December to February there is a cool dry “winter” followed by a hot “spring” from March through May and then the “summer” rainy season of June to September with the retreat of the monsoon being the last in the months of October and November. Rainfall is usually indeterminate and varies radically each year, with successive flooding and/or drought, which are common occurrences.

These oddities in the climates of particular places are not reflective of the overall climate of the country; for example, the areas near the coasts of the Arabian Sea stay warm as compared to the snow-covered ridges of the Karakoram Range and of other mountains as well in the far north of the country. The advances in technology and industrialization have dramatically changed and influenced the climate in Pakistan, most especially in city centers like Karachi and Islamabad which experience extremes of high and low temperatures. The people being used to the climate are relatively disaffected.