Bahawalpur, Pakistan climate

BWh Hot desert

Bahawalpur has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 42°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 5°C at night. Precipitation totals about 297 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 79 mm while October barely receives 5 mm.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 42°C in July.

About 107 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 5°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 297 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.3 °C 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

Bahawalpur climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	20	23	29	36	42	42	42	38	39	34	28	23
Avg temp (°C)	13	16	22	28	34	35	36	33	32	27	20	15
Avg low (°C)	5	9	14	19	26	29	31	28	25	19	12	7
Precipitation (mm)	7	13	53	23	16	21	46	79	21	5	5	8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	20	23	29	36	42	42
Avg temp (°C)	13	16	22	28	34	35
Avg low (°C)	5	9	14	19	26	29
Precipitation (mm)	7	13	53	23	16	21

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	42	38	39	34	28	23
Avg temp (°C)	36	33	32	27	20	15
Avg low (°C)	31	28	25	19	12	7
Precipitation (mm)	46	79	21	5	5	8

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	0.5	0.3	0.7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	0.0	5	11	16	16	16	15	14	13	2	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	1.0	2	2	2	1	2
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	0.0	5	11	16	16
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	0.3	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	1	0.5	0.3	0.7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	16	15	14	13	2	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	38	39	42	41	38	50	56	46	27	16	24	29
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	15	14	14	13	14	7	5	9	20	26	22	19
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	11	11	12	16	15	15	8	4	6	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	6	6	7	6	4	7	10	6	2	0.9	2	3
Relative humidity (%)	37	37	33	25	20	26	36	39	35	25	26	31
Wind speed (m/s)	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.2	3.0	3.1	2.8	2.0	1.4	1.5	1.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	38	39	42	41	38	50
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	15	14	14	13	14	7
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	9	11	11	12	16
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	6	6	7	6	4	7
Relative humidity (%)	37	37	33	25	20	26
Wind speed (m/s)	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.2	3.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	56	46	27	16	24	29
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	5	9	20	26	22	19
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	15	8	4	6	9
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	10	6	2	0.9	2	3
Relative humidity (%)	36	39	35	25	26	31
Wind speed (m/s)	3.1	2.8	2.0	1.4	1.5	1.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 14 years of daily observations at Multan Intl, a weather station, about 93 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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