Bannu climate — normals and trends
Bannu (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 674 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bannu averages 2 frost days, 166 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Bannu has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.5 °C (on 7 June 1978) and the coldest -5.1 °C (on 11 January 1945).
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
BannuKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
- coords
- 32.99°, 70.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.1°C
Average daily high
27.9°C
Average daily low
16.5°C
Annual rainfall
674mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
2 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
166 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
28.4 °C
Average feels-like low
15.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
154 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · p = < 0.001
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
48.5 °C
7 June 1978
Coldest day
-5.1 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
225 mm
23 July 1988
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
3 March 1943
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
3 March 1945
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
25 June 1988
Coldest feels-like
-9.8 °C
11 January 1945
Snowiest day
2.9 cm
13 January 1957
Sunniest day
13.6 h
7 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.5 °C | +3.1 °C | 10 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 20.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 47 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 23 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 35.9 °C | +5.9 °C | 11 mm | -31 mm |
| May | 38.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 39.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 50 mm | +19 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 134 mm | -56 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 182 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 34.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 25 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 25.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 20.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bannu?
Bannu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.1 °C and it receives 674 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bannu?
The hottest day measured in Bannu between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1978, reaching 48.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bannu?
The coldest day measured in Bannu between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bannu?
Almost never: Bannu sees virtually no snow, with about 2 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bannu warmed?
Yes: Bannu warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bannu?
The wettest day measured in Bannu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1988, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bannu?
The windiest day measured in Bannu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1943, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bannu?
The warmest month in Bannu is June (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bannu?
Bannu receives on average 674 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bannu?
Bannu gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bannu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bannu between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, with 2.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bannu?
Yes: Bannu has on average 154 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bannu?
In Bannu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 25 June 1988, and the lowest was -9.8 °C on 11 January 1945.
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