Bannu, Pakistan climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Bannu has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 108°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 44°F at night. Precipitation totals about 17 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 5.2 inches while October barely receives 0.20 inches.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 108°F in July.

About 100 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 44°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 17 in of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+2.5 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Bannu climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	68	73	84	96	106	106	108	98	101	92	82	73
Avg temp (°F)	56	60	70	81	92	92	98	88	90	79	67	61
Avg low (°F)	44	47	56	67	78	78	88	78	78	65	52	48
Precipitation (in)	0.4	1.3	1.3	0.6	0.5	1.0	4.0	5.2	2.4	0.2	0.3	0.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	68	73	84	96	106	106
Avg temp (°F)	56	60	70	81	92	92
Avg low (°F)	44	47	56	67	78	78
Precipitation (in)	0.4	1.3	1.3	0.6	0.5	1.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	108	98	101	92	82	73
Avg temp (°F)	98	88	90	79	67	61
Avg low (°F)	88	78	78	65	52	48
Precipitation (in)	4.0	5.2	2.4	0.2	0.3	0.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	1	0.4	0.6	0.5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.0	3	10	15	15	15	15	14	12	0.7	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.5	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	1	2	3	2	1	1
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.0	3	10	15	15
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.5	0.0	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	1	0.4	0.6	0.5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	15	15	14	12	0.7	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	38	43	47	44	39	44	54	49	31	18	26	31
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	15	13	11	11	14	10	6	8	18	25	20	18
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	11	12	12	15	15	17	10	5	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	6	7	9	7	5	5	10	7	3	1	3	3
Relative humidity (%)	38	41	39	32	21	24	38	42	37	28	28	30
Wind speed (mph)	3.9	4.3	4.4	4.8	5.4	5.4	5.1	4.5	3.9	4.1	4.1	4.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	38	43	47	44	39	44
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	15	13	11	11	14	10
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	11	12	12	15
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	6	7	9	7	5	5
Relative humidity (%)	38	41	39	32	21	24
Wind speed (mph)	3.9	4.3	4.4	4.8	5.4	5.4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	54	49	31	18	26	31
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	8	18	25	20	18
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	17	10	5	8	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	10	7	3	1	3	3
Relative humidity (%)	38	42	37	28	28	30
Wind speed (mph)	5.1	4.5	3.9	4.1	4.1	4.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 6 years of daily observations at D I Khan, a weather station, about 123 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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