High mountains and vast open plains affect the climate of this area. Nearness to the Central Dessert and open plains gives this area an arid climate with hot summers. On the other hand the east-west Mountains gives a reprieve from heat and makes the general climate more moderate than adjoining areas. The annual rainfall is about 167 millimeters most which falls during the winter and spring seasons. In the valleys of the Bagheran Mountains there are many cool and pleasant resorts used during the hot summer months. The lack of permanent rivers, the little rainfall and the climatic conditions have limited the agricultural produce to crops requiring little water such as currents, saffron, jujube, wheat, sugar beets, cotton, sesame, lentils, beans, gulbunza beans, lima beans, grapes, melons, etc.