Bathinda is in the northwestern region of India and is a part of the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plains. The exact cartographic co-ordinates of Bathinda are 30.20°N 74.95°E.[9] It has an average elevation of 201 metres (660 ft). Bathinda
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J F M A M J J A S O N D
10 207
19 2410
7.9 3015
9.8 3721
20 4126
38 4128
90 3728
84 3627
52 3625
9.4
3419
1.4 2913
3.6 238
Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
Precipitation totals in mm
Source: MSN World Weather
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Bathinda's climate correspond to semi arid with high variation between summer and winter temperatures. Average annual rainfall is in a range of 20 mm to 40 mm.[10]
In recent times, Summer temperaures of 49 °C (120 °F)[11] and winter temperatures of 1 °C (about 33 °F)[12] were not unknown in Bathinda, lowest being -1.4 °C (29.48 °F) in the winter of 2013[13] The weather is generally dry but is very humid from mid-May to the end of August. Rainfall is primarily from the south-west due to monsoon weather and is concentrated in the period July to mid-September. The region is very dusty and dust-laden winds often interrupt the normal life during the hot summer evenings. The vegetation is scanty and, due to improper planning and lopsided growth, traffic jams often take the most of ones evening time. The surrounding districts are of sri Muktsar sahib, Faridkot, Mansa, Moga and Barnala in Punjab and Sirsa in Haryana. The boundary of the state of Rajasthan is also under an hour's drive from
