Pathankot climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pathankot?

Pathankot has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pathankot?

The hottest day measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1947, reaching 45.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pathankot?

The coldest day measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -1.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pathankot?

Almost never: Pathankot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pathankot warmed?

Yes: Pathankot warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pathankot?

The wettest day measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1988, with 315 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pathankot?

The windiest day measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 38.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pathankot?

The warmest month in Pathankot is June (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pathankot?

Pathankot receives on average 1,250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pathankot?

Pathankot gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pathankot (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is June (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Pathankot averages 0 frost days, 159 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.

Pathankot has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 26 June 1947) and the coldest -1.1 °C (on 11 February 1950).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

PathankotPunjab

coords: 32.27°, 75.65°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

21.9°C

Average daily high

27.7°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,250mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

20.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

159 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

108 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.0 °C

Average feels-like low

16.5 °C

Average peak gust

24.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

147 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

45.0 °C

26 June 1947

Coldest day

-1.1 °C

11 February 1950

Wettest day

315 mm

25 September 1988

Windiest day

38.4 km/h

14 May 1958

Strongest gust

87.8 km/h

15 April 1983

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

11 June 2007

Coldest feels-like

-4.6 °C

12 January 1989

Snowiest day

0.6 cm

11 December 1964

Sunniest day

14.0 h

6 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	43.3 °C10 June 2025	5.1 °C17 January 2025	22.9 °C	1,485 mm	179	0
2024	44.0 °C28 May 2024	4.0 °C16 December 2024	22.9 °C	1,252 mm	198	0
2023	41.3 °C22 May 2023	4.6 °C13 February 2023	22.4 °C	1,158 mm	165	0
2022	43.1 °C15 May 2022	4.2 °C28 January 2022	23.2 °C	1,416 mm	194	0
2021	40.9 °C9 June 2021	3.3 °C19 December 2021	22.6 °C	1,019 mm	181	0
2020	40.8 °C26 May 2020	3.4 °C10 January 2020	22.3 °C	1,059 mm	179	0
2019	42.5 °C10 June 2019	2.1 °C29 January 2019	22.2 °C	1,275 mm	165	0
2018	41.6 °C29 May 2018	2.5 °C28 December 2018	22.5 °C	1,127 mm	184	0
2017	43.3 °C4 June 2017	2.9 °C14 January 2017	22.9 °C	1,218 mm	197	0
2016	41.8 °C18 May 2016	3.5 °C24 January 2016	23.2 °C	853 mm	192	0
2015	40.6 °C19 June 2015	4.2 °C30 January 2015	22.3 °C	1,543 mm	174	0
2014	42.5 °C8 June 2014	3.4 °C3 January 2014	21.9 °C	946 mm	154	0
2013	44.0 °C24 May 2013	1.4 °C8 January 2013	22.3 °C	1,400 mm	158	0
2012	43.6 °C17 June 2012	2.6 °C13 January 2012	22.2 °C	958 mm	169	0
2011	40.8 °C16 May 2011	2.9 °C19 January 2011	22.2 °C	1,017 mm	158	0
2010	43.1 °C21 June 2010	4.4 °C22 January 2010	23.0 °C	1,097 mm	199	0
2009	42.7 °C19 May 2009	4.3 °C24 December 2009	22.8 °C	778 mm	176	0
2008	39.5 °C3 May 2008	0.8 °C31 January 2008	22.1 °C	1,071 mm	172	0
2007	43.3 °C9 June 2007	2.5 °C6 January 2007	22.5 °C	897 mm	192	0
2006	41.2 °C13 May 2006	2.6 °C8 January 2006	22.7 °C	939 mm	170	0
2005	42.6 °C21 June 2005	3.5 °C11 January 2005	22.1 °C	841 mm	173	0
2004	42.2 °C21 May 2004	3.1 °C26 December 2004	22.6 °C	967 mm	185	0
2003	42.6 °C7 June 2003	2.3 °C13 January 2003	22.0 °C	1,165 mm	160	0
2002	42.2 °C24 May 2002	2.8 °C3 January 2002	22.8 °C	658 mm	182	0
2001	42.7 °C11 May 2001	2.3 °C24 January 2001	22.3 °C	1,048 mm	180	0
2000	40.6 °C28 May 2000	2.2 °C17 January 2000	22.2 °C	905 mm	194	0
1999	41.8 °C30 April 1999	4.3 °C28 December 1999	22.5 °C	869 mm	180	0
1998	43.5 °C26 May 1998	2.9 °C3 January 1998	22.2 °C	1,140 mm	168	0
1997	40.2 °C18 June 1997	1.6 °C7 February 1997	21.1 °C	1,399 mm	143	0
1996	40.5 °C3 June 1996	2.9 °C9 December 1996	21.8 °C	1,549 mm	164	0
1995	44.3 °C8 June 1995	3.1 °C23 January 1995	21.9 °C	1,603 mm	154	0
1994	42.1 °C18 June 1994	2.5 °C31 December 1994	22.0 °C	1,564 mm	155	0
1993	41.6 °C7 June 1993	1.2 °C14 January 1993	21.9 °C	1,155 mm	159	0
1992	41.4 °C17 June 1992	2.5 °C3 January 1992	21.4 °C	1,135 mm	128	0
1991	40.9 °C30 June 1991	1.1 °C2 January 1991	21.4 °C	1,135 mm	143	0
1990	41.6 °C28 May 1990	3.8 °C9 January 1990	21.8 °C	1,603 mm	144	0
1989	41.6 °C13 June 1989	-1.1 °C12 January 1989	21.6 °C	1,310 mm	171	1
1988	42.8 °C29 May 1988	4.3 °C7 December 1988	22.2 °C	2,184 mm	166	0
1987	41.3 °C28 June 1987	2.7 °C2 January 1987	22.0 °C	839 mm	165	0
1986	42.1 °C10 June 1986	1.6 °C6 January 1986	21.1 °C	1,211 mm	136	0
1985	42.0 °C15 June 1985	3.9 °C10 December 1985	22.2 °C	1,085 mm	156	0
1984	44.0 °C25 May 1984	1.7 °C21 February 1984	21.8 °C	1,124 mm	170	0
1983	40.3 °C23 June 1983	2.4 °C12 January 1983	21.1 °C	1,232 mm	149	0
1982	40.5 °C11 June 1982	3.5 °C17 January 1982	21.2 °C	1,436 mm	162	0
1981	41.5 °C18 June 1981	2.3 °C19 December 1981	21.6 °C	1,380 mm	168	0
1980	41.2 °C18 June 1980	0.9 °C6 January 1980	22.2 °C	1,010 mm	184	0
1979	42.3 °C8 June 1979	3.0 °C3 February 1979	22.0 °C	1,067 mm	172	0
1978	43.0 °C21 May 1978	1.7 °C8 February 1978	21.6 °C	1,530 mm	158	0
1977	40.8 °C4 June 1977	1.3 °C29 January 1977	21.7 °C	1,355 mm	150	0
1976	41.8 °C4 June 1976	3.6 °C31 December 1976	21.5 °C	1,290 mm	144	0
1975	42.1 °C16 June 1975	2.2 °C25 January 1975	21.4 °C	1,486 mm	159	0
1974	41.6 °C15 June 1974	0.7 °C9 February 1974	21.9 °C	880 mm	179	0
1973	42.6 °C7 June 1973	1.8 °C31 December 1973	21.9 °C	1,496 mm	159	0
1972	44.6 °C17 June 1972	2.4 °C9 February 1972	21.8 °C	953 mm	153	0
1971	38.2 °C27 May 1971	2.5 °C1 January 1971	21.7 °C	1,317 mm	160	0
1970	42.8 °C18 May 1970	1.8 °C28 January 1970	22.2 °C	1,132 mm	171	0
1969	41.2 °C21 June 1969	1.6 °C11 January 1969	21.9 °C	1,194 mm	141	0
1968	40.8 °C18 June 1968	1.4 °C28 December 1968	21.4 °C	1,130 mm	146	0
1967	42.0 °C7 June 1967	0.2 °C13 January 1967	21.4 °C	1,209 mm	146	0
1966	42.6 °C8 June 1966	3.3 °C26 December 1966	21.6 °C	1,360 mm	123	0
1965	42.9 °C20 June 1965	1.1 °C22 February 1965	21.6 °C	869 mm	167	0
1964	42.1 °C10 June 1964	0.7 °C3 February 1964	21.6 °C	1,680 mm	136	0
1963	42.1 °C5 June 1963	2.3 °C5 January 1963	21.7 °C	1,645 mm	166	0
1962	42.7 °C8 June 1962	1.1 °C16 January 1962	21.5 °C	1,255 mm	139	0
1961	41.7 °C1 June 1961	1.3 °C23 December 1961	21.2 °C	1,565 mm	137	0
1960	44.2 °C10 June 1960	2.1 °C22 January 1960	21.9 °C	1,060 mm	140	0
1959	42.7 °C20 June 1959	2.6 °C12 January 1959	22.1 °C	1,696 mm	134	0
1958	44.0 °C16 June 1958	4.1 °C12 February 1958	22.1 °C	1,638 mm	156	0
1957	41.6 °C18 June 1957	2.2 °C12 February 1957	21.0 °C	1,246 mm	156	0
1956	43.2 °C8 May 1956	2.0 °C8 February 1956	21.7 °C	1,615 mm	129	0
1955	43.1 °C14 June 1955	-0.3 °C1 January 1955	21.1 °C	1,768 mm	123	1
1954	43.7 °C22 June 1954	-0.7 °C31 December 1954	21.7 °C	1,243 mm	159	1
1953	42.3 °C2 June 1953	-0.2 °C24 January 1953	20.9 °C	3,409 mm	89	1
1952	41.2 °C27 May 1952	1.4 °C29 December 1952	21.5 °C	1,471 mm	155	0
1951	41.7 °C8 June 1951	2.4 °C23 January 1951	21.9 °C	1,018 mm	158	0
1950	42.1 °C14 June 1950	-1.1 °C11 February 1950	21.1 °C	1,650 mm	100	1
1949	43.1 °C22 June 1949	3.2 °C14 February 1949	21.8 °C	1,337 mm	128	0
1948	43.1 °C18 June 1948	1.7 °C7 February 1948	21.8 °C	1,907 mm	144	0
1947	45.0 °C26 June 1947	2.5 °C14 January 1947	22.9 °C	957 mm	155	0
1946	43.5 °C6 June 1946	1.8 °C3 January 1946	23.2 °C	955 mm	177	0
1945	44.4 °C15 June 1945	0.2 °C11 January 1945	21.4 °C	957 mm	145	0
1944	43.9 °C27 May 1944	2.5 °C15 December 1944	21.7 °C	1,542 mm	146	0
1943	43.0 °C5 June 1943	2.7 °C14 January 1943	22.1 °C	856 mm	126	0
1942	44.2 °C25 May 1942	0.7 °C30 December 1942	22.1 °C	1,135 mm	115	0
1941	44.6 °C31 May 1941	0.7 °C23 January 1941	22.7 °C	929 mm	182	0
1940	43.5 °C31 May 1940	1.5 °C28 December 1940	22.4 °C	598 mm	187	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.4 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

179 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1485 mm

+235 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.6 °C	+1.7 °C	15 mm	-76 mm
Feb	21.6 °C	+1.8 °C	150 mm	+53 mm
Mar	26.4 °C	+1.5 °C	23 mm	-68 mm
Apr	34.2 °C	+2.9 °C	27 mm	-14 mm
May	35.5 °C	-0.7 °C	28 mm	+1 mm
Jun	35.6 °C	-1.6 °C	113 mm	+47 mm
Jul	31.2 °C	-0.9 °C	290 mm	-60 mm
Aug	30.4 °C	-0.3 °C	599 mm	+303 mm
Sep	31.8 °C	+1.0 °C	198 mm	+91 mm
Oct	30.3 °C	+0.9 °C	40 mm	+17 mm
Nov	25.1 °C	+0.8 °C	2 mm	-15 mm
Dec	19.9 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-44 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.3 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest day

5.1 °C

17 Jan 2025

Wettest day

105.6 mm

6 Aug 2025

Windiest day

27.8 km/h

19 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

19 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

12 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.7 °C

17 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pathankot?

Pathankot has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pathankot?

The hottest day measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1947, reaching 45.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pathankot?

The coldest day measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -1.1 °C.

Does it snow in Pathankot?

Almost never: Pathankot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pathankot warmed?

Yes: Pathankot warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pathankot?

The wettest day measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1988, with 315 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pathankot?

The windiest day measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 38.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pathankot?

The warmest month in Pathankot is June (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Pathankot?

Pathankot receives on average 1,250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pathankot?

Pathankot gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pathankot?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pathankot between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1964, with 0.6 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Pathankot?

Yes: Pathankot has on average 147 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pathankot?

In Pathankot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 11 June 2007, and the lowest was -4.6 °C on 12 January 1989.

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