Dera Ghazi Khan climate — normals and trends
Dera Ghazi Khan (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 254 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 (36.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dera Ghazi Khan averages 0 frost days, 235 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Dera Ghazi Khan has changed by -1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.3 °C (on 29 May 1956) and the coldest -1.0 °C (on 24 December 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
Dera Ghazi KhanPunjab
- coords
- 30.05°, 70.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
254mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
235 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
40 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
20.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
199 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.0 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
51.3 °C
29 May 1956
Coldest day
-1.0 °C
24 December 1945
Wettest day
153 mm
31 August 2020
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
26 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
54.7 °C
20 June 2010
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
24 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.2 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 25.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 18 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 39.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 41.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 42.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 39.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 18 mm | -65 mm |
| Aug | 38.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 47 mm | -27 mm |
| Sep | 36.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 80 mm | +52 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dera Ghazi Khan?
Dera Ghazi Khan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 254 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dera Ghazi Khan?
The hottest day measured in Dera Ghazi Khan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1956, reaching 51.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dera Ghazi Khan?
The coldest day measured in Dera Ghazi Khan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1945, at -1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dera Ghazi Khan?
Almost never: Dera Ghazi Khan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dera Ghazi Khan warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Dera Ghazi Khan.
What is the wettest day in Dera Ghazi Khan?
The wettest day measured in Dera Ghazi Khan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2020, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dera Ghazi Khan?
The windiest day measured in Dera Ghazi Khan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dera Ghazi Khan?
The warmest month in Dera Ghazi Khan is June (36.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dera Ghazi Khan?
Dera Ghazi Khan receives on average 254 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dera Ghazi Khan?
Dera Ghazi Khan gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dera Ghazi Khan?
Yes: Dera Ghazi Khan has on average 199 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dera Ghazi Khan?
In Dera Ghazi Khan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 54.7 °C on 20 June 2010, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 24 December 1945.
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