The climate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa varies immensely for a region of its size,
encompassing most of the many climate types found in Pakistan. The province
stretching southwards from the Baroghil Pass in the Hindu Kush covers almost
six degrees of latitude; it is mainly a mountainous region. Dera Ismail Khan is
one of the hottest places in the South Asia while in the mountains to the north
the weather is temperate in the summer and intensely cold in the winter. The
air is generally very dry and consequently the daily and annual range of
temperature is quite large.
Rainfall also varies widely. Although large parts
