<P> Pakistan lies in the temperate zone, immediately above the tropic of cancer . The climate varies from tropical to temperate . Arid conditions exist in the coastal south, characterized by a monsoon season with adequate rainfall and a dry season with lesser rainfall, while abundant rainfall is experienced by the province of Punjab, and wide variations between extremes of temperature at given locations . Rainfall varies from as little as less than 10 inches a year to over 150 inches a year, in various parts of the nation . These generalizations should not, however, obscure the distinct differences existing among particular locations . For example, the coastal area along the Arabian Sea is usually warm, whereas the frozen snow - covered ridges of the Karakoram Range and of other mountains of the far north are so cold year round that they are only accessible by world - class climbers for a few weeks in May and June of each year . </P> <P> Pakistan has four seasons: a cool, dry winter marked by mild temperatures from December through February; a hot, dry spring from March through May; the summer rainy season, or southwest monsoon period, from June through September; and the retreating monsoon period of October and November . The onset and duration of these seasons vary somewhat according to location . </P> <P> The climate in the capital city of Islamabad varies from an average daily low of 5 ° C (41.0 ° F) in January to an average daily high of 40 ° C (104 ° F) in June . Half of the annual rainfall occurs in July and August, averaging about 300 millimetres (11.81 in) in each of those two months . The remainder of the year has significantly less rain, amounting to about 100 millimetres (3.94 in) per month . Hailstorms are common in early spring . </P> <P> Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, which is also the country's industrial center, is more humid than Islamabad but gets significantly lesser rainfall . Only July and August average more than 50 millimetres (1.97 in) of rainfall in the Karachi area; the remaining months are exceedingly dry with little rainfall . The temperature is also more uniform in Karachi than in Islamabad, ranging from an average daily low of 13 ° C (55.4 ° F) during winter evenings to an average daily high of 34 ° C (93.2 ° F) on summer days . Although the summer temperatures do not get as high as those in Punjab, the high humidity causes the residents a great deal of discomfort . </P>

In the river lowlands physiographic region the hindu in pakistan is known as the land of five rivers