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Rawalpindi, Pakistan climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Rawalpindi has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 38°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 4°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1350 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 293 mm while December barely receives 43 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Rawalpindi climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 66 | 165 | 67 | 84 | 99 | 253 | 293 | 87 | 70 | 48 | 43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 38 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 4 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 73 | 66 | 165 | 67 | 84 | 99 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 253 | 293 | 87 | 70 | 48 | 43 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 59 | 54 | 36 | 25 | 37 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 47 | 52 | 50 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 54 | 64 | 56 | 41 | 37 | 38 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 50 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 46 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 47 | 52 | 50 | 43 | 30 | 30 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 59 | 54 | 36 | 25 | 37 | 43 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 54 | 64 | 56 | 41 | 37 | 38 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Chaklala, a weather station, about 5 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.