Gwadar climate — normals and trends
Gwadar (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 102 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 (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Gwadar averages 0 frost days, 33 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 12 rainy days per year.
Gwadar has warmed 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 36.5 °C (on 31 May 1944) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 3 January 1949).
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
GwadarBalochistan
- coords
- 25.12°, 62.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
26.5°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
102mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
23.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
33 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
12 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
332 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
36.5 °C
31 May 1944
Coldest day
10.1 °C
3 January 1949
Wettest day
99 mm
23 January 1958
Windiest day
66.2 km/h
2 October 2021
Strongest gust
93.6 km/h
2 October 2021
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
31 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
3 January 1949
Sunniest day
12.9 h
2 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 23.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 28.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gwadar?
Gwadar has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 102 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gwadar?
The hottest day measured in Gwadar between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 1944, reaching 36.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gwadar?
The coldest day measured in Gwadar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1949, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gwadar?
Almost never: Gwadar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gwadar warmed?
Yes: Gwadar warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gwadar?
The wettest day measured in Gwadar between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1958, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gwadar?
The windiest day measured in Gwadar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 2021, with winds reaching 66.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gwadar?
The warmest month in Gwadar is June (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Gwadar?
Gwadar receives on average 102 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 12 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gwadar?
Gwadar gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gwadar?
Yes: Gwadar has on average 332 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gwadar?
In Gwadar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 31 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 3 January 1949.
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