Quetta, Pakistan climate

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean

Quetta has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −2°C at night. Precipitation totals about 367 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 74 mm while September barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 37°C in July.

About 54 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −2°C in January.

About 31 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 367 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in March

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+1.1 °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

Quetta climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	11	13	19	26	32	35	37	34	30	26	20	14
Avg temp (°C)	4	6	12	18	23	27	29	26	22	16	11	7
Avg low (°C)	−2	0	5	9	14	18	21	18	15	6	1	0
Precipitation (mm)	53	49	74	57	31	27	3	10	0	15	24	23

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	11	13	19	26	32	35
Avg temp (°C)	4	6	12	18	23	27
Avg low (°C)	−2	0	5	9	14	18
Precipitation (mm)	53	49	74	57	31	27

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	37	34	30	26	20	14
Avg temp (°C)	29	26	22	16	11	7
Avg low (°C)	21	18	15	6	1	0
Precipitation (mm)	3	10	0	15	24	23

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	2	2	1	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	1	1
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	1	8	13	13	13	7	0.6	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	9	6	2	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	0.6	5	9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	2	2	1	0.6
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	1	8	13
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	9	6	2	0.1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.4	1	1
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	13	13	7	0.6	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.6	5	9

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	45	46	48	41	33	24	28	26	19	23	33	36
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	11	11	12	18	22	21	21	25	24	17	16
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	12	13	11	7	8	8	4	6	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	7	7	8	5	2	1	2	1	0.7	1	3	4
Relative humidity (%)	51	50	46	36	24	20	29	27	19	21	33	41
Wind speed (mph)	5.0	5.8	5.9	5.7	6.2	5.7	5.1	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.3	4.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	45	46	48	41	33	24
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	11	11	12	18	22
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	10	12	13	11	7
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	7	7	8	5	2	1
Relative humidity (%)	51	50	46	36	24	20
Wind speed (mph)	5.0	5.8	5.9	5.7	6.2	5.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	28	26	19	23	33	36
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	21	21	25	24	17	16
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	8	4	6	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	1	0.7	1	3	4
Relative humidity (%)	29	27	19	21	33	41
Wind speed (mph)	5.1	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.3	4.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 13 years of daily observations at Quetta, a weather station, about 10 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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