Jhol climate — normals and trends
Jhol (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 168 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 May (34.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Jhol averages 0 frost days, 273 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Jhol has changed by -0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.8 °C (on 23 June 1950) and the coldest 1.1 °C (on 11 December 1964).
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
JholSindh
- coords
- 25.96°, 68.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
34.6°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
168mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
273 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
17 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-0.9 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
49.8 °C
23 June 1950
Coldest day
1.1 °C
11 December 1964
Wettest day
227 mm
21 May 1999
Windiest day
55.7 km/h
21 May 1999
Strongest gust
104.0 km/h
21 May 1999
Hottest feels-like
52.7 °C
5 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
-3.6 °C
11 December 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
10 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 42.3 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 41.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 39.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 28 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 37.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 36.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 53 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 35.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 40 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jhol?
Jhol has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 168 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jhol?
The hottest day measured in Jhol between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1950, reaching 49.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jhol?
The coldest day measured in Jhol between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1964, at 1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Jhol?
Almost never: Jhol sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jhol warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Jhol.
What is the wettest day in Jhol?
The wettest day measured in Jhol between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1999, with 227 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jhol?
The windiest day measured in Jhol between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1999, with winds reaching 55.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jhol?
The warmest month in Jhol is May (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Jhol?
Jhol receives on average 168 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jhol?
Jhol gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jhol?
Yes: Jhol has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jhol?
In Jhol, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.7 °C on 5 June 2014, and the lowest was -3.6 °C on 11 December 1964.
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