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
19402025 · 86 yrs
BSkCold semi-aridWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthFebruaryDriest monthSeptember

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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202539.7 °C3 July 2025-4.6 °C5 January 202519.6 °C140 mm17028
202440.8 °C4 July 2024-4.7 °C4 March 202419.0 °C361 mm14138
202340.1 °C24 June 2023-7.7 °C14 January 202319.0 °C181 mm13424
202239.3 °C30 June 2022-4.5 °C24 January 202219.1 °C358 mm13425
202141.0 °C9 June 2021-5.2 °C8 January 202119.8 °C23 mm15332
202038.4 °C3 July 2020-7.2 °C14 January 202018.0 °C341 mm12632
201938.7 °C6 August 2019-3.5 °C23 January 201918.5 °C343 mm13528
201839.3 °C3 June 2018-3.9 °C23 January 201819.5 °C94 mm12621
201739.6 °C24 June 2017-4.6 °C10 January 201719.2 °C192 mm14633
201639.0 °C5 July 2016-3.3 °C12 February 201619.2 °C138 mm15323
201538.3 °C28 June 2015-3.7 °C13 December 201518.5 °C175 mm13641
201439.3 °C23 July 2014-9.8 °C11 January 201417.9 °C175 mm14147
201338.8 °C9 June 2013-9.6 °C31 December 201318.3 °C279 mm14438
201239.1 °C4 July 2012-7.4 °C28 December 201217.3 °C247 mm12158
201138.7 °C8 August 2011-7.1 °C22 December 201118.5 °C324 mm14054
201039.5 °C17 July 2010-4.3 °C9 February 201018.9 °C78 mm13335
200938.8 °C3 August 2009-4.0 °C19 January 200918.3 °C270 mm12919
200839.5 °C25 June 2008-9.3 °C8 February 200818.5 °C146 mm14549
200738.7 °C13 June 2007-6.8 °C6 January 200718.1 °C254 mm13533
200639.9 °C5 July 2006-9.3 °C3 January 200619.3 °C178 mm15429
200540.6 °C24 June 2005-9.7 °C3 January 200517.5 °C319 mm11556
200438.3 °C15 August 2004-5.4 °C2 January 200419.0 °C158 mm14022
200337.9 °C3 July 2003-5.2 °C14 December 200318.1 °C150 mm12836
200238.9 °C22 June 2002-6.9 °C8 February 200218.8 °C102 mm13936
200139.6 °C29 June 2001-11.3 °C2 February 200119.0 °C67 mm14236
200038.2 °C10 May 2000-7.5 °C14 January 200018.5 °C82 mm15137
199939.4 °C8 July 1999-7.4 °C28 January 199918.3 °C183 mm13927
199840.9 °C8 July 1998-6.0 °C16 January 199818.2 °C203 mm13734
199739.0 °C7 July 1997-7.7 °C21 January 199717.0 °C308 mm11744
199637.6 °C29 July 1996-15.1 °C17 January 199617.1 °C196 mm13150
199539.3 °C15 July 1995-5.6 °C28 February 199517.4 °C244 mm11250
199438.9 °C20 June 1994-8.7 °C22 February 199417.7 °C226 mm11843
199339.8 °C22 June 1993-11.2 °C17 January 199317.7 °C178 mm13830
199238.0 °C7 July 1992-6.9 °C31 January 199216.7 °C358 mm10030
199138.3 °C8 June 1991-14.5 °C2 January 199116.8 °C351 mm11938
199038.8 °C30 June 1990-14.2 °C30 December 199017.9 °C293 mm13829
198938.1 °C12 July 1989-6.5 °C17 January 198916.9 °C277 mm12551
198839.8 °C25 June 1988-4.6 °C22 January 198818.7 °C196 mm13121
198737.8 °C25 July 1987-5.3 °C3 December 198718.2 °C146 mm13125
198640.1 °C21 June 1986-9.3 °C13 December 198616.9 °C301 mm10751
198537.8 °C7 July 1985-11.3 °C2 January 198517.7 °C167 mm11435
198437.6 °C15 August 1984-11.0 °C31 December 198417.2 °C204 mm11759
198339.6 °C30 June 1983-6.9 °C29 January 198316.8 °C350 mm12442
198238.3 °C1 August 1982-6.9 °C10 March 198216.5 °C511 mm11341
198139.0 °C15 July 1981-6.4 °C25 January 198117.6 °C330 mm11727
198039.1 °C10 June 1980-9.3 °C5 February 198017.9 °C282 mm13140
197939.5 °C9 July 1979-6.6 °C8 March 197917.0 °C262 mm10842
197838.7 °C29 June 1978-6.2 °C15 January 197817.5 °C199 mm12143
197738.3 °C5 July 1977-13.6 °C28 January 197717.8 °C318 mm10831
197638.5 °C6 July 1976-5.4 °C8 December 197616.9 °C439 mm12452
197538.4 °C10 August 1975-8.7 °C16 January 197516.5 °C251 mm11058
197437.5 °C1 July 1974-9.6 °C21 January 197416.4 °C326 mm10757
197337.5 °C13 June 1973-10.8 °C8 January 197317.5 °C201 mm13452
197237.1 °C25 June 1972-13.0 °C27 December 197215.9 °C317 mm9954
197138.0 °C12 July 1971-10.9 °C4 February 197117.8 °C120 mm12241
197038.9 °C9 August 1970-10.9 °C1 February 197017.8 °C219 mm13036
196938.9 °C4 July 1969-7.1 °C2 February 196917.5 °C158 mm10842
196838.9 °C2 July 1968-11.6 °C8 February 196816.5 °C322 mm10050
196739.2 °C13 July 1967-12.2 °C28 December 196716.9 °C299 mm11441
196637.6 °C15 June 1966-7.5 °C31 December 196616.9 °C84 mm10840
196538.2 °C14 July 1965-9.8 °C24 December 196516.8 °C191 mm10844
196439.3 °C30 June 1964-13.4 °C23 January 196416.3 °C191 mm12254
196338.0 °C13 June 1963-4.6 °C30 December 196318.0 °C133 mm11432
196236.9 °C6 July 1962-7.4 °C20 January 196216.7 °C115 mm10845
196137.9 °C13 July 1961-11.4 °C7 February 196116.8 °C299 mm12844
196037.6 °C4 July 1960-6.2 °C21 March 196017.0 °C187 mm11439
195937.8 °C3 August 1959-12.3 °C16 December 195917.6 °C300 mm12847
195837.4 °C12 July 1958-3.7 °C21 January 195817.6 °C155 mm11226
195736.7 °C18 July 1957-8.5 °C10 January 195715.4 °C454 mm8150
195637.0 °C30 May 1956-7.2 °C28 February 195616.7 °C458 mm10040
195538.5 °C24 July 1955-6.2 °C12 January 195517.5 °C241 mm10927
195437.2 °C2 June 1954-11.3 °C9 January 195416.8 °C376 mm11939
195338.3 °C2 July 1953-5.6 °C16 January 195316.7 °C412 mm10537
195237.9 °C19 June 1952-9.2 °C9 January 195216.5 °C269 mm10645
195137.0 °C7 August 1951-15.7 °C11 February 195116.4 °C413 mm11533
195036.7 °C29 June 1950-11.0 °C30 January 195015.5 °C293 mm11265
194937.9 °C5 July 1949-17.2 °C4 January 194915.8 °C375 mm11455
194838.7 °C11 July 1948-13.6 °C5 February 194817.0 °C260 mm13148
194738.1 °C4 July 1947-7.9 °C29 December 194717.2 °C296 mm12746
194638.4 °C8 July 1946-10.2 °C30 January 194617.7 °C119 mm12865
194537.6 °C27 June 1945-17.5 °C10 January 194516.9 °C142 mm11764
194439.2 °C3 July 1944-5.5 °C17 December 194417.1 °C290 mm10931
194337.4 °C6 July 1943-9.8 °C6 January 194317.1 °C269 mm11735
194237.6 °C22 June 1942-7.4 °C29 December 194218.2 °C155 mm12932
194138.2 °C1 July 1941-7.0 °C19 January 194118.2 °C67 mm12231
194038.2 °C28 June 1940-7.7 °C27 December 194016.5 °C138 mm10149

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
25.6 °C
+2.3 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
170 d/yr
+46
Frost days (< 0 °C)
28 d/yr
-12
Annual rainfall
140 mm
-100 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan10.5 °C+0.8 °C48 mm-8 mm
Feb13.5 °C+1.5 °C52 mm-5 mm
Mar19.3 °C+2.0 °C9 mm-42 mm
Apr29.4 °C+5.4 °C0 mm-19 mm
May33.9 °C+3.9 °C0 mm-1 mm
Jun35.5 °C+1.3 °C0 mm-1 mm
Jul36.8 °C+1.5 °C0 mm-7 mm
Aug35.5 °C+1.7 °C0 mm-6 mm
Sep32.5 °C+2.6 °C0 mm-1 mm
Oct26.0 °C+2.1 °C0 mm-2 mm
Nov17.9 °C+0.4 °C0 mm-9 mm
Dec15.6 °C+3.4 °C30 mm-0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
39.7 °C
3 Jul 2025
Coldest day
-4.6 °C
5 Jan 2025
Wettest day
17.2 mm
19 Jan 2025
Windiest day
30.2 km/h
2 Mar 2025
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
25 Feb 2025
Hottest feels-like
39.3 °C
3 Jul 2025
Coldest feels-like
-8.7 °C
5 Jan 2025
Snowiest day
0.4 cm
4 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 Jul 2025

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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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