Pakistan Climatic Classifications

CodeDescriptionGroupNumber of states/regionsStates/regions
BwhSubtropical desertArid3 Balochistan Punjab Sindh
CfaHumid subtropical, no dry seasonTemperate3 Azad Jammu and Kashmir Federally Administered Tribal Areas Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterTemperate1 Islamabad
DfcSubartic, severe winter, no dry season, cool summerCold (continental)1 Gilgit-Baltistan

Summary: Most regions (3) in Pakistan lie in the Subtropical desert climate zone (Köppen: Bwh). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 32.09°C (89.76°F) in Sindh to a low of -9.62°C (14.68°F) in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Climate Pakistan: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)25.91(78.64)29.47(85.05)36.01(96.82)41.32(106.38)44.51(112.12)45.57(114.03)43.44(110.19)41.14(106.05)40.57(105.03)38.77(101.79)32.76(90.97)27.52(81.54)45.57(114.03)
Average high °C (°F)13.3(55.94)15.39(59.7)20.8(69.44)26.52(79.74)31.46(88.63)34.15(93.47)33.64(92.55)31.83(89.29)29.93(85.87)26.14(79.05)19.98(67.96)15.4(59.72)24.88(76.78)
Daily mean °C (°F)8.35(47.03)10.96(51.73)16.63(61.93)22.71(72.88)27.91(82.24)30.86(87.55)30.52(86.94)28.75(83.75)26.52(79.74)22.03(71.65)15.18(59.32)10.22(50.4)20.89(69.6)
Average low °C (°F)1.6(34.88)3.84(38.91)8.39(47.1)13.74(56.73)18.59(65.46)22.31(72.16)23.59(74.46)22.22(72.0)18.84(65.91)13.83(56.89)8.14(46.65)3.7(38.66)13.23(55.81)
Record low °C (°F)-32.35(-26.23)-29.34(-20.81)-26.02(-14.84)-21.5(-6.7)-16.02(3.16)-8.53(16.65)-1.94(28.51)-0.18(31.68)-7.09(19.24)-18.4(-1.12)-25.44(-13.79)-29.87(-21.77)-32.35(-26.23)
Average precipitation mm (inches)39.2(1.54)93.55(3.68)92.0(3.62)74.91(2.95)49.61(1.95)53.0(2.09)125.67(4.95)139.02(5.47)61.57(2.42)25.36(1.0)23.78(0.94)17.25(0.68)66.24(2.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)5.117.989.4410.828.888.0813.2314.378.64.253.662.498.08
Average relative humidity (%)43.5147.6545.6839.9133.5534.5545.8751.4444.5835.3135.9334.2441.02
Mean monthly sunshine hours8.499.311.0612.4813.6714.0613.7812.8311.979.288.468.411.15

Pakistan Climate Graph

Pakistan’s Cities by Temperature

Pakistan’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

Sindh
32.09°C | 89.76°F
Punjab
31.01°C | 87.82°F
Islamabad
26.54°C | 79.77°F
Balochistan
25.34°C | 77.61°F
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
23.39°C | 74.1°F
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
19.81°C | 67.66°F
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
18.53°C | 65.35°F
Gilgit-Baltistan
-9.62°C | 14.68°F

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