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It includes the mountainous areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The average annual rainfall in this climatic division is up to 150 cm. The rainfall however, decreases from east to west and south to north. Rainfall from the western disturbances during the winter season is also a unique characteristic of this climatic zone. This small amount of rainfall is highly beneficial for the standing Rabi (winter) crops. The mean July temperature ranges from 5°C to 30° C, while the average temperature of January varies from 0°C to 5° C.