Climate and Climatic Regions of Pakistan
Climatic Regions of Pakistan
Climate of Pakistan
The atmospheric condition for a short period of time
is called
weather
.
The average atmospheric condition for a long period
of time usually 30 year is called
climate
.
Weather is the daily or day to day atmospheric
condition it is changing hour to hour or day to day
while climate is the average
and takes hundreds,
thousands, even millions of years to change.
Elements of weather condition
1
Temperature
2
Rain fall
3
Humidity.
4
Pressure
5
Wind
Factors that affect the climate of Pakistan
1
Altitude
2
Latitude
location.
The sub-Tropica
l location of Pakistan that tends
to keep the temperature high, particularly in
summer.
3
Surface of the earth
5
Wind
6
Distance from the sea
World Climate
Dr. R. B. Schultz
Sources of rain fall in Pakistan
1
Monsoon
2
Western depression
Climatic Regions Of Pakistan.
Pakistan can be divided into the following climatic regions
:
1.Sub-Tropical Continental Highland Type
This region includes the mountains in the North and
West of the Indus plain.
In this region winters are cold and lengthy and often the
temperatures goes below the freezing point and the
higher peaks remain snow -covered throughout the year.
But here summer remains short cool.
The Western mountainous areas are less fertile and have
barren rocks without any natural vegetation,
and receive
less rain fall then the northern and eastern mountain and
receive more rain fall in winter then summer.
2.Sub-Tropical Continental Plateau Type
This region includes the north western part of
Baluchistan Province and
P
otwar region. Here winters
are cold ,and in summer temperature goes higher
enough and often dust storms prevail .Although it has
higher altitude ,but due to poor rainfall these have
turned into arid desert . In these areas there is lack of
rain water and it is less than 10 inches or 25 cm
annually ,but some of the places of these areas have
the lowest rainfall e.g. Nokundi has only 1.95 inches
or 5 cm of rainfall annually and rain often comes
during the months of January and February
•
3.Sub-Tropical Continental Low Lands
This region includes the interior areas of Punjab and
Sindh provinces and Peshawar valley. It has generally
arid and extreme climate.
•
Here summer remains long and hot but winters are
cool and short.
•
It has the hottest places of the country such as
Jacobabad and Sibbi.
•
The rainy season begins in the middle of the summer
months.The places which are situated near pledmont
areas have enough rainfall e.g. Sialkot has about 30
inches or 88.3 cm. of annual rainfall.
•
But the western part of this plain is drier than the
eastern due to very poor rainfall e.g. Thal and Cholistan
desert in Punjab and Tharparker desert in Sindh are
included in this region.
•
4.Sub-Tropical Coastal Areas Type
This region includes the coastal area around Karachi
and Makran. Here due to the influence of the sea the
temperature remains moderate the rainfall is about 7
inches or 18 cm annually .
Pakistan exhibits diverse climatic regions ranging from sub-tropical continental mountains to arid desert plateaus. Factors like altitude, latitude, and distance from the sea greatly influence the country's climate. The country experiences weather conditions such as temperature variations, rainfall patterns, humidity levels, air pressure, and wind movements. The sources of rainfall in Pakistan mainly include monsoons and western depressions. Understanding these climatic regions is vital for planning and adapting to the environmental conditions in different parts of the country.
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Presentation Transcript
Climate of Pakistan The atmospheric condition for a short period of time is called weather. The average atmospheric condition for a long period of time usually 30 year is called climate. Weather is the daily or day to day atmospheric condition it is changing hour to hour or day to day while climate is the average and takes hundreds, thousands, even millions of years to change.
Elements of weather condition 1 2 3 4 5 Temperature Rain fall Humidity. Pressure Wind
Factors that affect the climate of Pakistan Altitude Latitude location. The sub-Tropical location of Pakistan that tends to keep the temperature high, particularly in summer. 3 Surface of the earth 5 Wind 6 Distance from the sea 1 2
World Climate Dr. R. B. Schultz
Sources of rain fall in Pakistan Monsoon Western depression 1 2
Climatic Regions Of Pakistan. Pakistan can be divided into the following climatic regions: 1.Sub-Tropical Continental This region includes the mountains in the North and West of the Indus plain. In this region winters are cold and lengthy and often the temperatures goes below the freezing point and the higher peaks remain snow -covered throughout the year. But here summer remains short cool. The Western mountainous areas are less fertile and have barren rocks without any natural vegetation, and receive less rain fall then the northern and eastern mountain and receive more rain fall in winter then summer. Highland Type
2.Sub-Tropical Continental Plateau Type This region includes the north western part of Baluchistan Province and Potwar region. Here winters are cold ,and in summer temperature goes higher enough and often dust storms prevail .Although it has higher altitude ,but due to poor rainfall these have turned into arid desert . In these areas there is lack of rain water and it is less than 10 inches or 25 cm annually ,but some of the places of these areas have the lowest rainfall e.g. Nokundi has only 1.95 inches or 5 cm of rainfall annually and rain often comes during the months of January and February
3.Sub-Tropical Continental Low Lands This region includes the interior areas of Punjab and Sindh provinces and Peshawar valley. It has generally arid and extreme climate. Here summer remains long and hot but winters are cool and short. It has the hottest places of the country such as Jacobabad and Sibbi. The rainy season begins in the middle of the summer months.The places which are situated near pledmont areas have enough rainfall e.g. Sialkot has about 30 inches or 88.3 cm. of annual rainfall. But the western part of this plain is drier than the eastern due to very poor rainfall e.g. Thal and Cholistan desert in Punjab and Tharparker desert in Sindh are included in this region.
4.Sub-Tropical Coastal Areas Type This region includes the coastal area around Karachi and Makran. Here due to the influence of the sea the temperature remains moderate the rainfall is about 7 inches or 18 cm annually .
