Chakwal climate — normals and trends
Chakwal (Pakistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 820 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chakwal averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Chakwal between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.0 °C (on 8 June 1947) and the coldest -2.1 °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
ChakwalPunjab
- coords
- 32.93°, 72.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.2°C
Average daily high
28.1°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
820mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
174 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.9 °C
Average feels-like low
17.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
162 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
48.0 °C
8 June 1947
Coldest day
-2.1 °C
11 February 1950
Wettest day
191 mm
22 July 1997
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
11 March 1993
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
25 March 1967
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
4 June 2017
Coldest feels-like
-6.3 °C
10 February 1950
Snowiest day
0.8 cm
9 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.9 h
12 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 21.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 58 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 26.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 37 mm | -52 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | +6.2 °C | 18 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 38.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 25 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 39.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 46 mm | +4 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 212 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 33.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 128 mm | -52 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 37 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 44 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 24.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 19.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 17 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chakwal?
Chakwal has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 820 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chakwal?
The hottest day measured in Chakwal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1947, reaching 48.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chakwal?
The coldest day measured in Chakwal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Chakwal?
Almost never: Chakwal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chakwal warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Chakwal.
What is the wettest day in Chakwal?
The wettest day measured in Chakwal between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1997, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chakwal?
The windiest day measured in Chakwal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1993, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chakwal?
The warmest month in Chakwal is June (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Chakwal?
Chakwal receives on average 820 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chakwal?
Chakwal 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 Chakwal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chakwal between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, with 0.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chakwal?
Yes: Chakwal has on average 162 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chakwal?
In Chakwal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 4 June 2017, and the lowest was -6.3 °C on 10 February 1950.
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