Ghotki climate — normals and trends
Ghotki (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 153 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 (36.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ghotki averages 0 frost days, 255 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Ghotki has changed by -1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.4 °C (on 8 July 1965) and the coldest 1.4 °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
GhotkiSindh
- coords
- 28.00°, 69.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
153mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
20.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
255 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.2 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
51.4 °C
8 July 1965
Coldest day
1.4 °C
10 January 1945
Wettest day
128 mm
4 August 2010
Windiest day
41.1 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
26 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
52.9 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-3.1 °C
28 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
7 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 42.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 42.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 42.6 °C | -0.8 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 39.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 16 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 38.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 31 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 36.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 24 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 34.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 24.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ghotki?
Ghotki has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 153 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ghotki?
The hottest day measured in Ghotki between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1965, reaching 51.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ghotki?
The coldest day measured in Ghotki between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, at 1.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ghotki?
Almost never: Ghotki sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ghotki warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Ghotki.
What is the wettest day in Ghotki?
The wettest day measured in Ghotki between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2010, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ghotki?
The windiest day measured in Ghotki between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 41.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ghotki?
The warmest month in Ghotki is June (36.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ghotki?
Ghotki receives on average 153 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ghotki?
Ghotki gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ghotki?
Yes: Ghotki has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ghotki?
In Ghotki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.9 °C on 25 May 2024, and the lowest was -3.1 °C on 28 December 1945.
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