3 °C
(−0.9400000 °F) which was recorded on 8 January 1970. Spring starts in
early April and ends in late May, with average temperatures close to 15 °C (60
°F). Unlike more easterly parts of Pakistan, Quetta does not have a monsoon
season of heavy rainfall. Highest rainfall during 24 hours in Quetta is 113
millimetres (4.4 in) which was recorded on 17 December 2000., Highest
monthly rainfall is 232.4 millimetres (9.15 in) which was recorded in
March, 1982. and the highest annual rainfall is 949.8 millimetres
(37.39 in) recorded in 1982. In the winter snow is the principle
precipitation with snow falling mostly in the months of December, January and
February