Can Blood pressure go up during the winter months?

Due to falling temperatures in winter, most of the people may experience an unhealthy rise in their high blood pressure, especially elderly people.  A recent study linking cooler temperatures in winter with higher blood pressure has proved this. Variations in blood pressure due to seasonal changes have been observed for years. In elder people, the rates of high blood pressure readings springing up from 23.8% in summertime to 33.4% in wintertime. The increases in blood pressure were seen in both the diastolic (bottom) and the systolic (top) numbers.