The Climate Of Murree

 The minimum temperature as a rule does not fall
Murree is a hill station situated in northern Pakistan. Itbelow 27 F ( -3 C) while at Skardu which is at the
is renowned for its excellent weather.same elevation but located in the northern areas
The climate of Murree is more or less an Englandrecords temperatures up to OF ( -18 C) . Thus the
type of climate with no extremes of temperature,winter of Murree is very mild for its altitude of more
mild summers, cool winters and an abundance ofthan 7000 feet.
rainfall. The following is a brief sketch of itsPrecipitation:
temperature and precipitation.Murree due to its unique location gets ample rain and
Temperature:snow both from the winter as well as summer rain
Murree has a beautiful climate throughout the year. Inbearing systems. The rain is moderate and is spread
the hottest month of June the midday thermometeruniformly in all the months thus resulting in thick
rarely rises above 77F ( 25 C) . This is a veryforests. Except November and May no month
welcoming respite to the visitor which comes fromrecords below 3 inches and total annual rainfall is 64
the plains of the country which normally recordinches. March is the rainiest month of the winter
temperatures in excess of 104 F ( 40 C )duringseason while August is the rainiest summer month.
summer. That is the reason that this place has beenMurree is one of the wettest places of Pakistan
the favorite hill resort of the British during colonial era.being located on the windward slope of outer
Winter is cool and snow frequent but Murree is stillHimalayas on which monsoon strikes with full fury in
very mild as compared to the places farther north.summer.