Chiniot climate — normals and trends
Chiniot (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 557 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 (35.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chiniot averages 0 frost days, 221 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Chiniot has changed by -0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.0 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest -0.5 °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
ChiniotPunjab
- coords
- 31.72°, 72.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
557mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
221 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
188 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-0.6 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.014
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
50.0 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
-0.5 °C
11 February 1950
Wettest day
226 mm
3 July 1983
Windiest day
43.8 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
26 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
52.3 °C
29 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-4.7 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.9 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 23.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 31 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 38.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 8 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 39.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 39.6 °C | -2.3 °C | 31 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 229 mm | +79 mm |
| Aug | 35.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 97 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 35.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 24 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 37 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chiniot?
Chiniot has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 557 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chiniot?
The hottest day measured in Chiniot between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 50.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chiniot?
The coldest day measured in Chiniot between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Chiniot?
Almost never: Chiniot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chiniot warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Chiniot.
What is the wettest day in Chiniot?
The wettest day measured in Chiniot between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1983, with 226 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chiniot?
The windiest day measured in Chiniot between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 43.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chiniot?
The warmest month in Chiniot is June (35.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Chiniot?
Chiniot receives on average 557 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chiniot?
Chiniot gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chiniot?
Yes: Chiniot has on average 188 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chiniot?
In Chiniot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.3 °C on 29 June 1981, and the lowest was -4.7 °C on 11 February 1950.
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