Due to its altitude of about 550 to 600 meters above mean sea level, the region has comparatively cool evenings against the hot days during the summer season. Even if the day temperature reaches 42 to 43 degrees Celsius, the night temperatures are always in range of 20 to 22 degrees making the climate much cooler than the other areas of the region. The cool morning wind, the "karaman", and an evening breeze, the "", make the summers less harsh. The term "Shab-e-Malwa", meaning dusk in Malwa (from "shab", Urdu for night), was introduced by the Mughals.