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Due to the location, Pakistan Climate is temperate. Situated at 23°37' North and 61°76' East the country covers an area of about 803,940 square kilometers out of which the land coverage is about 796,096 square kilometers.
Climate of Pakistan has great regional variation. The difference in temperature between day and night is immensely substantial. The temperature in the southern part goes up to 45°C or even more in the summers. Scanty rainfall makes the place all the more dry and barren. The climate in Pakistan is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The northern part of Pakistan is generally cold as there exists the snow capped mountains and peaks while the southern part is dry with deserts all around.
Pakistan Climate is divided into four seasons the hot dry spring, from March to May, summer rainy season from June to September, retreating monsoon in October and November and the cold dry winter from December to February. Temperature in Islamabad, which is the capital city of Pakistan, varies from 2°C in the winter in January to 40°C in June. So the climate of Pakistan can be called to be extreme. The average rainfall during monsoon is about 255 millimeters.
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