Climate Loralai
Travelling in winter
The climate of the area is dry but varies with the elevation. At high elevation it is cold and dry with occasional snowfall and severe frosts. Whereas in the lower elevation, especially in the south and east, temperature is more uniform but hot in summer. The district lies outside the monsoon area, therefore the rainfall is scanty.
The area can be distributed climatically into semi-arid, sub-tropical and continental high-lands. The winters are very cold and windy and summers are mild. Rainfall occurs twice a year in its peak. Part of the winter precipitation is in the form of snow. In July - August along the eastern belt on Sulaiman range, weather is dominantly influenced by the monsoon season
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Source: Pakistan Meteorological Department Karachi
The annual average rainfall in the district is 296 mm measured over three years (1993-95). The average minimum temperature was -0.5 0C in January and mean maximum temperature was highest (37.2 0C) in the month of June during the same period. The three years climate of the district may kindly be seen in annex (3).
Annual mean rainfall
The data shows variations in the precipitation. The maximum rainfall noted was 95.0 mm in the month of July 1994 and the minimum rainfall was 0.8 mm in the month of May, 1994 while the annual rainfall was 392.1 mm in the same year.
Annual mean temperature
The temperature variation indicated in the data shows extreme trends. Maximum temperature recorded was 37.9 0C in the month of June 1995, whereas the minimum temperature was -2.4 0C in the month of January 1993.
Source: Pakistan Meteorological Department Karachi
Maximum and minimum temperature: The three years data of maximum and minimum temperature may kindly be seen in annex (3).