Kharan climate — normals and trends
Kharan (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 94 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 July (33.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kharan averages 6 frost days, 201 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 15 rainy days per year.
Kharan has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.2 °C (on 22 June 1993) and the coldest -8.2 °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
KharanBalochistan
- coords
- 28.58°, 65.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
94mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
29%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
6 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
201 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
15 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
28.1 °C
Average feels-like low
13.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
155 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
47.2 °C
22 June 1993
Coldest day
-8.2 °C
11 December 1964
Wettest day
55 mm
10 July 1953
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
15 March 1953
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
15 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
9 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-13.3 °C
11 December 1964
Snowiest day
2.1 cm
4 January 1973
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 23.6 °C | +3.1 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +5.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 40.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 41.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 41.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 40.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 38.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 24.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 21.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 10 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kharan?
Kharan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 94 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kharan?
The hottest day measured in Kharan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1993, reaching 47.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kharan?
The coldest day measured in Kharan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1964, at -8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kharan?
Almost never: Kharan sees virtually no snow, with about 6 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kharan warmed?
Yes: Kharan warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kharan?
The wettest day measured in Kharan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1953, with 55 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kharan?
The windiest day measured in Kharan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1953, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kharan?
The warmest month in Kharan is July (33.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kharan?
Kharan receives on average 94 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 15 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kharan?
Kharan gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kharan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kharan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1973, with 2.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kharan?
Yes: Kharan has on average 155 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kharan?
In Kharan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 9 June 2021, and the lowest was -13.3 °C on 11 December 1964.
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