Faisalabad climate — normals and trends
Faisalabad (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 500 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 (12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Faisalabad averages 0 frost days, 224 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Faisalabad has changed by -0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.11 °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
FaisalabadPunjab
- coords
- 31.42°, 73.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
500mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
224 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
189 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-0.9 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
50.0 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
-0.5 °C
11 February 1950
Wettest day
211 mm
3 July 1983
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
26 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
52.7 °C
10 June 2007
Coldest feels-like
-4.8 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.9 h
29 May 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 23.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 8 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 38.8 °C | -1.8 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 39.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 33 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | -2.7 °C | 216 mm | +85 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 98 mm | -25 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 30 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | -1.7 °C | 48 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Faisalabad?
Faisalabad has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 500 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Faisalabad?
The hottest day measured in Faisalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 50.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Faisalabad?
The coldest day measured in Faisalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Faisalabad?
Almost never: Faisalabad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Faisalabad warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Faisalabad.
What is the wettest day in Faisalabad?
The wettest day measured in Faisalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1983, with 211 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Faisalabad?
The windiest day measured in Faisalabad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Faisalabad?
The warmest month in Faisalabad is June (35.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Faisalabad?
Faisalabad receives on average 500 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Faisalabad?
Faisalabad gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Faisalabad?
Yes: Faisalabad has on average 189 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Faisalabad?
In Faisalabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.7 °C on 10 June 2007, and the lowest was -4.8 °C on 11 January 1967.
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