Garh Maharaja climate — normals and trends
Garh Maharaja (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 328 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 (36.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Garh Maharaja averages 0 frost days, 232 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Garh Maharaja has changed by -1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.8 °C (on 29 May 1956) and the coldest -0.9 °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
Garh MaharajaPunjab
- coords
- 30.83°, 71.90°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
32.8°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
328mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
232 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
195 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.2 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
50.8 °C
29 May 1956
Coldest day
-0.9 °C
11 February 1950
Wettest day
78 mm
11 June 1948
Windiest day
48.6 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
14 May 1958
Hottest feels-like
53.9 °C
4 June 1978
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.5 h
31 May 1960
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 24.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 39.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 40.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 41.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 12 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 37.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 72 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 90 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 35.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 45 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 11 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 22.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Garh Maharaja?
Garh Maharaja has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 328 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garh Maharaja?
The hottest day measured in Garh Maharaja between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1956, reaching 50.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Garh Maharaja?
The coldest day measured in Garh Maharaja between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Garh Maharaja?
Almost never: Garh Maharaja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Garh Maharaja warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Garh Maharaja.
What is the wettest day in Garh Maharaja?
The wettest day measured in Garh Maharaja between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 1948, with 78 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Garh Maharaja?
The windiest day measured in Garh Maharaja between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 48.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Garh Maharaja?
The warmest month in Garh Maharaja is June (36.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Garh Maharaja?
Garh Maharaja receives on average 328 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Garh Maharaja?
Garh Maharaja gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Garh Maharaja?
Yes: Garh Maharaja has on average 195 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garh Maharaja?
In Garh Maharaja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.9 °C on 4 June 1978, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 11 January 1967.
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