No Districts Climatic Conditions Agriculture Ecological Zone Irrigation System and Sources Soil Texture & Structure Major Crops Major Fruits
The climate of Quetta District is
dry, arid: hot in summers and mild to extreme cold in winter. 8,925 hectares is irrigated tube Rabi Crops: Wheat, Central Quetta - sandy loam Barley, Cumin, Snowfall season is mostly in wells 97.34%. the months of December, 183 hectares Irrigated by to silt loam. Vegetables and Fodder. Apple, Apricot, Grapes, 1 Quetta Cold Baleli - silty clay. Kharif Crops: Melons, Peach, Plum, Pear, January and February. Quetta Karezes/Spring 1.99%. Chiltan - gravelly loams Fruits, Vegetables, Pomegranate and Cherry does not have a monsoon of 60 hectares irrigated by wells Panjpai - Alluvial Potato, Fodder and sustained and heavy rainfall as 0.65%, Onion. it lies outside of monsoon range.
The climate of Pishin can be
categorized as delightful Rabi crops: Wheat, summers, dry and bitterly cold 22,690 hectares irrigated by tube Barley, Cumin, winters. Pishin lies outside the wells 95.09%. Almond, Apple, Apricot, sphere of monsoon currents. 865 hectares irrigated by Vegetables, Fodder. Grapes, Peach, Plum, 2 Pishin Cold Sandy loam Kharif crops: Fruits, The district experience storms Karezes/Spring 3.62%. Pomegranate, Cherry, in winter season. Rainy season 305 hectares irrigated by wells Melons, Vegetables, Pistachio Tobacco, Potato, Fodder, is mostly in the months of 1.27%, December, January, February, onion. March and April.
Rabi Crops: Wheat,
Climate of Killa Abdullah 10,743 hectares irrigated by tube District is generally dry and wells 93.01%. Barley, Cumin, Vegetables and Fodder. Apple, Apricot, Grapes, 3 Killa Abdullah temperate. The rainfall is Very Cold 681 hectares irrigated by Gulistan - loamy Kharif Crops: Fruits, Peach, Plum and irregular and scanty. The Karezes/Spring 5.89%. Tehsil Chaman - sandy clay Melons, Vegetables, Pomegranate summer is the most delightful 126 hectares irrigated by wells Tobacco, Potato, Fodder time of the year. 1.09%, and Onion. Rabi Crops: Wheat, Barley,Rapeseed / The climate of Chaghai District Mustard, Cumin, Lentil ranges from extreme hot in (Masoor), Vegetables, summer to severe cold in 3,165 hectares is irrigated by tube Fodder and Sunflower. winter. The annual average wells 39.51%. Soil of the region is sandy Kharif Crops: Sorghum Almond, Apricot, Grapes, 4 Chaghi rainfall in the district is 104 Sub-Tropical 4844 hectares irrigated by wells with arid piedmont plain (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Peach, Plum, Pear, mm, the average minimum 60.48%. Maize, bean, Mash bean, Pomegranate and Dates temperature is 2.4°C in January Fruits, Onion, and maximum temperature Vegetables, Melons, 42.5°C in July. Chilies, Fodder, Coriander, Garlic and Cotton
Rabi Crops: Wheat,
Barley,Rapeseed / Mustard, Cumin, Lentil 14,413 hectares is irrigated (Masoor), Vegetables, The climate of Nushki District by tube well 87.26%. Fodder and Sunflower. ranges from extreme hot in 1904 hectares irrigated by wells Kharif Crops: Sorghum Grapes, Pomegranate 5 Nushki summer to severe cold in Sub-Tropical 11.52% . Sandy loam (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), and Dates. winter. The rainfall is irregular 200 hectares irrigated by Maize, bean, Mash bean, and scanty. Karezes/Spring 1.21% . Fruits, Onion, Vegetables, Melons, Chilies, Fodder, Coriander, Garlic and Cotton
The climate of Zhob District is
Rabi crops: Wheat, cold. In Summer, the weather does not get very hot. The 17,000 hectares irrigated by Barley, Rapeseed region receives heavy rainfall canal,93.42%. /Mustard, Vegetables, Fodder. during summer. The average 908 hectares irrigated by tube Kharif Crops: Sorghum Apples, Almond, annual rainfall in Zhob was wells 4.98%. 6 Zhob Cold Gravelly sandy loam (Jowar), Maize, Mung Apricots, Pomegranates, 320.5 mm. over the period 145 hectares irrigated by bean, Mash bean, Fruits, Pears and Plum, 1992-1995. The hilly area at Karezes/Spring 0.79%. Onion, Potato, higher altitude has heavy snow 144 hectares irrigated by wells Vegetables, Melons, fall and snow storms during 0.79% . winters. Dust storms blow in Chilies, Fodder, Garlic summer and winter. and Tobacco. The climate of Musakhail is semi-arid. It can be placed in the "warm summer and mild winter" temperature region. Rabi crops: Wheat, Barley, Rapeseed The summer is hot with mean Kingri circle and Sahra valley temperatures ranging from - soft red soil containing silt /Mustard, Vegetables and Fodder. 21°C to 32°C. June is the 2,985 hectares irrigated by tube and mat. Kharif crops: Sorghum 7 Musa Khail hottest month when maximum Temperate wells 79.70%. Drug and Rarasham - dark (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Almond, Apple, Apricot temperature exceeds 32°C and 760 hectares irrigated by hard loam soil. and Pomegranate Maize, Mung bean, occasionally it rises above Karezes/springs 20.30%. Rod Kingri and Rod Kharrar - Mash Bean, Fruits, 38°C. In winter the Sand loam soil. temperature drops to 21°C, but Drug circle - Gravely . Onion, Potato, Vegetables, Melons, even in the coolest month (January) the mean monthly Chilies and Fodder. temperature does not drop below 10°C.
The climate of Killa Saifullah is
semi-arid (steppe) kalt (cold). Rabi crops: Wheat, The summer is warm with Barley, Cumin, mean temperatures ranging Saddar Killa Saifullah, Tabli 1, from 21C to 32C. June is the Akhtar Zai, Bazar Killa Vegetables, Fodder, hottest month when mean 92,770 hectares irrigated by tube Saifullah and Ali Khail - Silty Sunflower. Almond, Apple, Apricot, 8 Killa Saifullah maximum temperatures Cold wells, 99.86%. clay. Kharif crops: Maize, Grapes, Peach, Pear, exceed 32C but do not rise 130 hectares irrigated by Nasi, Bandat Merzai, Mung bean, Mash bean, Pomegranate and Cherry above 38C, however, the mean Karezes/Spring, 0.14%. Musafirpur and Batozai - clay Fruits, Onion, Potato, Vegetables, Melons, temperature, even in the loam. Chilies, Fodder, Tobacco hottest month, remains and Cotton. below 32C. The winter is cool and longer than summer. Rabi crops: Wheat, The climate of the district is Barley, Cumin, Chickpea generally dry, however, it (Gram), Peas (Mutter), varies with the elevation. At Lentil (Masoor), high altitude it is cold and dry. Vegetables and Fodder. Winters are very cold and 27,952 hectares irrigated by tube Kharif crops: Sorghum Almond, Apple, Apricot, 9 Loralai windy, whereas summers are Temperate wells, 97.11%. - (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Grapes, Peach, Plum, mild. Maximum rainfall occurs 830 hectares irrigated by Maize, Mung bean, Pomegranate, Cherry, in the month of March and in Karezes/Spring 2.89%. Mash bean, Fruits, Pistachio. the monsoon season i.e., July Onion, Potato, and August. The total Mean Vegetables, Melons, Rainfall is 279 mm. Max. Temp Chilies, Fodder, is: 26.6°C, Min Temp: is 11°C. Coriander, Garlic and Cotton
Rabi crops: Wheat,
The climate of Barkhan is Barley, Vegetable and moderate, summers are not Fodder. very hot. Dust storms are 14,325 hectares irrigated by tube Kharif crops: Sorghum common. The winters are cold. wells, 70.00%. (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Apricot, Peach, Grapes, 10 Barkhan Mean rainfall is 429 mm, Temperate - Maize, Mung bean, Almond, Pomegranate 5,570 hectares irrigated by maximum average Karezes/Spring 30.00%. Mash bean, ,Apple, Plum temperature is 27.7°C and Fruits, Onion, Potato, minimum average temperature Vegetable, Melons, is 15.3°C. Chilies, Fodder, Garlic and Cotton.
The climate of District Sherani Rabi crops: Wheat,
is cold. In Summer, the Barley, Vegetable and weather does not get very hot. Fodder. 410 hectares irrigated by tube The region receives heavy wells, 25.98%. Kharif crops: Sorghum Apples, Almond, 11 Sherani rainfall during summer. The Cold 1,168 hectares irrigated by - (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Apricots, Pomegranates, hilly area at higher altitude has Maize, Mung bean, Karezes/Spring 74.02%. grapes, Peach heavy snow fall and snow Mash bean, storms during winters. Dust Onion, Potato, storms blow in summer and Vegetable, Fodder, winter. Garlic Rabi Crops: Wheat, Barley, Cumin, Lentil (Masoor), Vegetables, The climate of the district is 17,499 hectares irrigated by tube Fodder, mild in the summer and wells, 99.81%. Sandy loam, loamy Sunflower. Almond, Apple, Apricot, Grapes, Peach, Plum, 12 Kalat extremely cold in the Very Cold 32 hectares irrigated by sand, loamy, rocky sand and Kharif Crops: Mung Pear, Pomegranate and winter. The total Mean Rainfall Karezes/Spring 0.19%. sandy bean, Mash bean, Fruits, Cherry. 193 mm, Onion, Potato, Vegetables, Melons, Chilies, Fodder, Coriander.
Rabi Crops: Wheat,
Barley, Cumin, The climate is characterized by Vegetables, Fodder and dry hot summers and mild to 20,281 hectares irrigated by tube Sandy loam, loamy Sunflower. Almond, Apple, Apricot, wells, 99.97%. Grapes, Peach, Plum, 13 Mastung cool winters. Rainfall is scanty. Cold 6 hectares irrigated by sand, loamy, rocky sand and Kharif Crops: Mung Pear, Pomegranate, During winter, snow falls in the Karezes/Spring 0.03%. sandy bean, Fruits, Onion, Cherry, Pistachio valleys of Mastung and Dasht. Potato, Vegetables, Melons, Chilies, Fodder, Coriander and Garlic.
Rabi Crops: Wheat,
Barley, Mutter Pulse, 59,550 hectares irrigated by tube Vegetables, Fodder, The climate of Khuzdar can be wells, 68.56%. Sunflower. Almond, Apple, Apricot, categorized as "warm summer 19,532 hectares irrigated by wells Kharif Crops: Sorghum Grapes, Peach, Plum, and mild winter". Annual 22.48%. (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Pear, Pomegranate, 14 Khuzdar average rainfall is more than Temperate Sandy, Clay and Gravely Soil. 250 mm. The southern area of 7,190 hectares irrigated by canals Maize, Mung bean, Dates, Citrus, Guava, 8.27%. Mash bean , Banana, Pistachio the district is warmer than the northern part. 585 hectares irrigated by Moth, Fruits, Onion, orchards Karezes/Spring 0.67%. Vegetables, Melons, Chilies, Fodder, Coriander and Cotton. Rabi Crops: Wheat, Barley, Rapeseed/Mustard, The climate of Kharan is dry. Cumin, Lentil (Masoor), Dust storms are common 11,130 hectares irrigated by tube Vegetables, Almond, Apple, Apricot, throughout the year. During Fodder and Sunflower. the summer season, the days wells, 66.73%. Sandy loam, clay loam, rocky Kharif Crops: Sorghum Grapes, Peach, Plum, 15 Kharan are hot and nights are very Sub-Tropical 5,548 hectares irrigated by wells sand and sandy (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Pear, Pomegranate, pleasant and cool. The winter 32.27%. Maize, Mung bean, Dates, Citrus, is Mash bean, Chickoo. dry and cold. Fruits, Onion, Vegetables, Melons, Chilies, Fodder and Cotton.
Rabi Crops: Wheat,
Barley, Mutter Pulse, Vegetables, Fodder, Mainly dry; in summer very hot 5,592 hectares irrigated by tube Sunflower. Almond, Apple, Apricot, wells, 55.19 %. during day and pleasant at Kharif Crops: Sorghum Grapes, Peach, Plum, night. Dust storms are 4,480 hectares irrigated by wells Sandy loam, clay loam, rocky (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Pear, Pomegranate, 16 Washuk Temperate 44.21%. o common throughout the sand and sandy Maize, Mung bean, Dates, Citrus, Guava, year. Maximum temperature 60 hectares irrigated by Mash bean , Banana, Pistachio Karezes/Spring 0.59%. crosses 40 Celcius in summer. Moth, Fruits, Onion, orchards Vegetables, Melons, Chilies, Fodder, Coriander and Cotton.
The climate of Awaran is hot in Rabi Crops: Wheat,
summer (with cool nights) and Barley , Mutter Pulse, moderately cool in winter. The Vegetables, Fodder and storms become very severe 23,520 hectares irrigated by tube Canola. from June to September. The wells, 90%. Kharif crops: Rice, Apricots, Peaches, rain falls mostly during the 760 hectares irrigated by Sandy loam, clay loam, rocky Sorghum (Jowar), Grapes, Almond 17 Awaran Temperate months of April, May, June, Karezes/Spring 3.00%. sand and sandy Maize, Mung bean, Orchards, Pomegranates, and July. Average rainfall is 1830 hectares irrigated by wells Mash bean, fruits, Apple, Plum 48.1 mm, maximum average 7.00%. Onion, Potato, temperature is 28.5°C and vegetables, Melons, minimum average temperature Chilies, Fodder, is 12.7°C. Coriander and Cotton. Rabi crops: Wheat, The coast has a moderate and moist climate. The weather is 34,603 hectares irrigated by tube Barley , Mutters pulse and Fodder . generally fine. May and June wells, 92.5%. are the hottest months. 1,419 hectares irrigated by wells Kharif crops: sorghum (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Coconut, Papaya, Banana 18 Lasbela Average rainfall is 36.3 mm, Tropical 3.79%. - Maize, Sesame, Castor and Chickoo maximum average 1,358 hectares irrigated by canals seed, Mung bean, temperature is 35.1°C and 3.63%. Onion, Melons, Chillies, minimum average temperature Coriander , Guar seed, is 18.3°C. Sugarcane and Cotton
Rabi crops: Wheat,
Barley , Weather becomes extremely Rapeseed/Mustard, hot in summer . Winter season Gram, Mutter Pulse, is pleasant in the whole area of Lentil (Masoor), the district. Humidity increases 680 hectares irrigated by tube Vegetables, Fodder , in summer . Dust storms are wells, 0.4%. silt, clay, silt loam, clay loam, Canola and Sunflower. 19 Nasirabad common in hot weather in the Tropical 2,16,598 hectares irrigated by and sandy Kharif crops: Rice, Citrus, Mangoes, Chickoo summer season. The rain fall in canals 99.6%. Sorghum (Jowar), Millet the district is inadequate. The (Bajra), Sesame, Mung ratio of rain fall is higher in July bean, Fruits, Onion, and August because of the Potato, V egetables, monsoon rain Melons, Fodder , Coriander , Guar Seed, Sugarcane, Cotton.
Rabi Crops: Wheat,
Barley , Rapeseed/Mustard, Mutter Pulse, Lentil (Masoor), Chickpea (Gram), Weather becomes extremely Vegetables, Fodder and hot and humid in the summer . 680 hectares irrigated by tube Canola. In winter , it is pleasant wells, 0.32%. Kharif crops: Rice, 20 Jaffarabad across the district. Dust Tropical 2,17,370 hectares irrigated by sandy and clay loam Sorghum (Jowar), Millet Dates, Mangoes, Citrus, Guava storms are common in hot canals 99.68%. (Bajra), Maize, Sesame, weather: they appear in Mung bean, Mash summer . Bean, Moth, Fruits, Onion, Potato, V egetables, Melons, Chilies, Fodder , Coriander , Guar Seed and Sugar cane Rabi Crops: Wheat, Barley , Rapeseed /Mustard, Vegetables, The climate of the district is dry 21,009 hectares irrigated by tube Fodder , Canola, and hot. From November to wells, 29.90%. Sunflower. the middle of March climatic 4,991 hectares irrigated by Karez Kharif Crops: Sorghum 21 Jhal Magsi conditions are very pleasant. Tropical 7.1%. alluvial soil (Jowar), Sesame, Dates, Mangoes, Citrus, The remaining months are hot. 44,255 hectares irrigated by canals Mungbean, Mash bean, Guava Rainfall in Jhall Magsi District 62.99%. Moth, Fruits, is scanty Onion, Vegetables, Melons, Fodder , Coriander , Guar seed, T obacco and Cotton.
Rabi Crops: Wheat
Barley , The climate of Bolan is Rapeseed/Mustard, moderate in summers and 10,628 hectares irrigated by tube Vegetables and Fodder . chilling in winter . Mean rainfall Kharif crops: Rice, is 209.9 mm, maximum wells, 48.78%. alluvium soil; part of the Sorghum (Jowar), Dates, Mangoes, Citrus, 22 Kachhi average temperature is 40.6°C Tropical 11,157 hectares irrigated by canals plain is a non-sandy desert Sesame,Mung bean, Guava and 51.21%. area Moth, Fruits, Onion, minimum average temperature Vegetables, Melons, is 14.58°C Chilies, Fodder , Coriander , Guar Seed and Cotton.
The climate of Kech is hot in 14,849 hectares irrigated by tube
summer and mild in winter . Rabi Crops: Wheat, wells, 35,49%. Matt (richest clay January is the coldest 15,912 hectares irrigated by wells characteristics, consists of silt Barley , Vegetables. Dates, Pomegranate, month, with maximum Kharif Crops: Mungbean, 23 Kech temperature remaining at Sub-Tropical 38.03%. washed down from the hills), Mashbean, Moth, Fruits, Grapes, Mangoes, Citrus, about 10 c degree centigrade. 11,010 hectares irrigated by canals Rikpoad (light sandy soil), Onion, Vegetables, Banana, Guava, Papaya, Average rainfall is scanty and 26.32%. Halli (gravel like soil) and Melons, Chilies, Fodder , Chickoo uncertain at merely (6.4 mm) 59 hectares irrigated by Sarah (salt land). Cotton Karezes/Spring 0.14%. only . Rabi crops: Wheat, The climate of Panjgur Warm summer and cool winter . Barley , Cumin, Mutter Pulse, Lentil (Masoor), Mean monthly temperature in summer 21,651 hectares irrigated by tube Western part of the district Vegetables and Fodder . Kharif crops: Sorghum remains below 32°C. In the wells 83.47%. consists of alluvial soil while (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Pomegranates, Grapes, 24 Panjgur hottest month, sometimes it Sub-Tropical 3,386 hectares irrigated by the eastern part has desert Maize, Mung bean, Plums, Peaches, Dates, does exceed 32°C but remains Karezes/Spring 13.05%. soil (a part of Kharan Desert) Moth, Fruits, Onion, Mangoes. below 38°C. In the coldest 900 hectares irrigated by wells %, Vegetables, Melons, month, January , the mean monthly temperature drops Chilies, Fodder , Coriander , Garlic and below 10°C Cotton
The valley of Dasht river in
The climate of Gwadar is hot the western part of the Rabi Crops: Lentil and humid. The highest rainfall district and the Kulanch (Masoor) , Vegetables, Dates, Mangoes, Citrus, 25 Gwadar of 227 millimeters Tropical 2,537 hectares irrigated by tube valley in the north consist of Fodder . Banana, Guava, Loquat, (8.9 in) in 24 hours was wells 100%. alluvial soil. The mountainous Kharif Crops: Fruits, Papaya, Coconut, Vegetables, Melons and Chickoo recorded on 6 June 2010 area of the district is covered Coriander with lithosols and rigosols.
Rabi crops: Wheat,
Barley, Rapeseed/ Mustard, Gram, Lentil A major part of the district is (Masoor), Vegetables, low lying and falls in the 17,302 hectares irrigated by tube Fodder and Sunflower. agriculture-ecological zone-I wells, 76.50%. Kharif Crops: Rice, Apricots, Citrus, Plums, 26 Sibi (sea to 625 m. above sea level) Tropical 5,314 hectares irrigated by canals - Sorghum (Jowar), Maize, Grapes, Pear , Part of it lies 2,500 m. above 23.50%. Sesame, Mung bean, Pomegranates and sea level. The district is one of Moth, Fruits, Onion, Dates. the hottest areas of the (Indo- Potato, Vegetables, Pak) Sub -Continent. Melons, Chilies, Fodder , Coriander , Garlic, Guar Seed, Sugarcane and Cotton. Ziarat area is refreshingly cool Rabi crops: Wheat, in summer . Average monthly Barley , Rapeseed rainfall is 20.60 mm. The /Mustard, Vegetables 3,768 hectares irrigated by tube months of January - March in and Fodder . winter and July - August in wells 57.02%. Kharif Crops: Sorghum Apples , Almond, 348 hectares irrigated by highly calcareous, stony and 27 Ziarat summer receive Very Cold Karezes/Spring 5.2%. shallow soil (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), Apricots, Grapes, Peach most of the rainfall. In winter , 2492 hectares irrigated by wells Maize, Mung bean, and Cherry the temperature often falls 37.71%, Mash bean, well below zero Celsius. The Fruits, Onion, Potato, temperature ranges from -16 Vegetables, Melons, to 20°C Chilies and Fodder
Rabi Crops: Wheat,
Barley , Rapeseed/Mustard, 13,064 hectares irrigated by tube Gram, Mutter Pulse, Dera Bugti area is hot and dry wells, 56.56%. Lentil (Masoor), during summer , while in 3,178 hectares irrigated by wells Vegetables and Fodder . winter it often remains cold 13.75%. Kharif crops: Rice, 28 Dera Bugti and dry . Mean rainfall is 6.6 Sub-Tropical 4,399 hectares irrigated by canals - Sorghum (Jowar), Millet Mangoes and Citrus mm, maximum temperature is 19.04%. (Bajra), Maize, Sesame, 33.6°C and minimum 2455 hectares irrigated by Mung bean, Mash bean, temperature is 20.1 C. Karezes/Spring 10.62%. Moth, fruits, Onion, Potato, V egetables, Melons, Chilies, Fodder and Cotton. The climate of Kohlu can be placed in the "arid with warm summer and cool winter" category . The summer is warm with mean temperatures Rabi crops: Wheat, ranging from 21°C to 32°C. Barley , Vegetables and June is the hottest month Fodder . when the maximum 2,415 hectares irrigated by tube Kharif crops: Sorghum Almond, Apple, Apricot, temperature does exceed 32°C wells 75.32%. Alluvial, inferior soil and (Jowar), Millet (Bajra), 29 Kohlu Sub-Tropical Grapes, Peach, Plum, and 791 hectares irrigated by gravely soil. Maize, Mung Bean, Pomegranate occasionally rises above 38°C. Karezes/Spring 24.67%. Mash Bean, Moth, Fruits, In winter , the temperature Onion, Vegetables, drops below 10°C and in the Melons, Chilies, Fodder coolest month (January) the and Coriander. mercury may touch the freezing point. During the cold spells mean temperature may drop below 0°C.
Rabi crops: Wheat,
Barley, Rapeseed/ The minimum and maximum Mustard, Gram, Lentil winter temperatures of the (Masoor), Vegetables, area are -2°C & 20°C. The 1,632 hectares irrigated by tube Fodder and Sunflower. summer is extreme in the area wells, 22.71%. Kharif Crops: Rice, Apricots, Citrus, Plums, and the minimum and 464 hectares irrigated by wells Sorghum (Jowar), Maize, Grapes, Pear , 30 Harnai Tropical - maximum temperatures range 6.45%. Sesame, Mung bean, Pomegranates and between 20°C to 48°C. Harnai 5090 hectares irrigated by Moth, Fruits, Onion, Dates. has rainy season during the Karezes/Spring 70.83%. Potato, Vegetables, monsoon season that is very Melons, Chilies, Fodder , beficial for agriculture. Coriander , Garlic, Guar Seed, Sugarcane and Cotton.