Climate of Pakistan.

Pakistan’s topographical range leads to varying

Climatic regions or Zones:

The diversified terrain has divided Pakistan's

climate into 4 major regions:
1. Highland Climate
2. Lowland Climate
3. Coastal Climate
4. Arid Climate
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• There are 4 main climatic factors
• These are responsible for regional and seasonal variation in climates of
Pakistan :
– Temperature
– Pressure
– Rainfall
– Winds.
 Temperature.
• Diversity of temperature in various regions is due to the following:
1. Large spread of latitude from 24 N to 37 N.
2. Diversity of relief ranging from K-2 to low lying coasts of Makran.
• The following temperature key should be used while describing the
temperature distribution.
Temperature Description
40ᵒC or above Very hot
31ᵒC – 39ᵒC Hot
21ᵒC- 30ᵒC Warm
10ᵒC -20ᵒC Mild
3ᵒC – 9ᵒC Cool
-5ᵒC - 2ᵒC Cold
Below –5ᵒC Very Cold.
 Practice

• Describe the rainfall and temperature distribution throughout

the year
• Describe the monthly rainfall for Lahore as shown by the bar chart for year
2009.