Chaman climate — normals and trends
Chaman (Pakistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 240 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 July (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Chaman averages 40 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 34 rainy days per year.
Chaman has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 46 to 34 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 9 June 2021) and the coldest -17.5 °C (on 10 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
ChamanBalochistan
- coords
- 30.92°, 66.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.5°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
11.2°C
Annual rainfall
240mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
25.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
40 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
34 d/yr
Annual snowfall
8.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
78 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
41.0 °C
9 June 2021
Coldest day
-17.5 °C
10 January 1945
Wettest day
63 mm
7 February 1951
Windiest day
39.6 km/h
13 May 1958
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
17 March 1957
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
24 June 2023
Coldest feels-like
-23.0 °C
10 January 1945
Snowiest day
18.4 cm
26 December 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 48 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 52 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 19.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | +5.4 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| May | 33.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 36.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 17.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 15.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 30 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chaman?
Chaman has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.5 °C and it receives 240 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chaman?
The hottest day measured in Chaman between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2021, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chaman?
The coldest day measured in Chaman between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, at -17.5 °C.
Does it snow in Chaman?
Yes. Chaman gets on average 8.5 cm of snow per year and has around 40 frost days.
Has the climate of Chaman warmed?
Yes: Chaman warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chaman?
The wettest day measured in Chaman between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1951, with 63 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chaman?
The windiest day measured in Chaman between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1958, with winds reaching 39.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chaman?
The warmest month in Chaman is July (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Chaman?
Chaman receives on average 240 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 34 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chaman?
Chaman gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chaman?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chaman between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1967, with 18.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chaman?
Yes: Chaman has on average 78 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chaman?
In Chaman, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 24 June 2023, and the lowest was -23.0 °C on 10 January 1945.
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