Climate Jaffarabad
The climate of the district is hot. The weather becomes extremely hot and humid in summer. The harshness of summer is prolonged over the months of May, June, July, August, September, and October. It is mildly hot in April. Summer begins from mid March and lasts to the end of October.
In winters the weather is pleasant all over the district. It lasts from December to January . The months of April, November and February are pleasant. The humidity is highest in summer, particularly in the area adjacent to the Pat feeder canal, where rice cultivation takes place.
Dust storms are common in hot weather; they appear in summer. Nowadays they are less frequent than before, mainly because of the increase in vegetation. Generally, they blow from the west and north and are accompanied by heavy dust columns. A dust storm may be followed by rain. The area gets inadequate rainfall, both in winter and summer. In July and August only, the rain fall is adequate, because of the monsoon rains.
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J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
Total Rainfall |
|
|
Mean Rainfall |
5.3 |
7.6 |
9.2 |
10.9 |
8.3 |
6.3 |
48 |
22 |
3.7 |
1 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
128 |
|
Max.Temp |
22 |
25.7 |
31.6 |
35.1 |
41.9 |
45.5 |
39.7 |
35.2 |
36.8 |
33.9 |
30.4 |
23.1 |
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|
Min Temp. |
9 |
11.8 |
18.6 |
19 |
26.8 |
29.9 |
26 |
19 |
26.6 |
21.9 |
14.4 |
10 |
|
(The Rainfall data is for the year 1994)
According to the Agricultural Department’s classification of lands in Balochistan in five ecological zones based on the altitude from sea-level, the district falls in the area ranging till 635 meters (1500 feet) above sea level. The day and night temperatures vary substantially.