Climate Patterns of Jammu and Kashmir
The climate varies from tropical in the Jammu plains to semi-arctic cold in Kashmir and Jammu mountainous tracts having temperate climate conditions.
The State of Jammu and Kashmir, therefore, lies between the hot plains of the Jammu Province and coldest dry table-land of Ladakh.
Weather conditions are different at different places, because –
- Relief is the main factor. Lofty mountains like the Pirpanjal, the Zanskar and the Karakoram check winds from blowing in thus moisture is stopped from entering the valleys by the lofty mountains.
- The Monsoon winds in summer cause rain in the Outer Plains and the Outer Hills. But these winds can ....
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