Kandhkot climate — normals and trends
Kandhkot (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 146 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 (36.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kandhkot averages 0 frost days, 254 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Kandhkot has changed by -1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.5 °C (on 8 July 1965) and the coldest 0.7 °C (on 28 December 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
KandhkotSindh
- coords
- 28.25°, 69.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
146mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
21.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
254 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
211 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.1 °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
51.5 °C
8 July 1965
Coldest day
0.7 °C
28 December 1945
Wettest day
111 mm
14 July 1956
Windiest day
43.5 km/h
13 May 1958
Strongest gust
76.3 km/h
25 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
53.4 °C
7 May 2001
Coldest feels-like
-4.0 °C
28 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 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 | 23.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 33.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 42.2 °C | +4.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 43.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 42.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 39.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 38.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 25 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 37.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 22 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kandhkot?
Kandhkot has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 146 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kandhkot?
The hottest day measured in Kandhkot between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1965, reaching 51.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kandhkot?
The coldest day measured in Kandhkot between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1945, at 0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kandhkot?
Almost never: Kandhkot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kandhkot warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Kandhkot.
What is the wettest day in Kandhkot?
The wettest day measured in Kandhkot between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1956, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kandhkot?
The windiest day measured in Kandhkot between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1958, with winds reaching 43.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kandhkot?
The warmest month in Kandhkot is June (36.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kandhkot?
Kandhkot receives on average 146 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kandhkot?
Kandhkot gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kandhkot?
Yes: Kandhkot has on average 211 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kandhkot?
In Kandhkot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.4 °C on 7 May 2001, and the lowest was -4.0 °C on 28 December 1945.
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