In summer, the heat is intense, especially in the valleys and plains. In winter, the cold is penetrating and bitter. The high plains, where winters are relatively severe and summers dry and hot. During the winter, snow and heavy rains fall for three months with temperature barely above freezing point. The mountainous area with extremely severe winters.
Snow falls to a depth of several feet and temperatures well below zero.
In springtime, it is still cold and snow is visible on the peaks until August.