Kohat climate — normals and trends
Kohat (Pakistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 735 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kohat averages 4 frost days, 165 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Kohat has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.7 °C (on 23 June 2005) and the coldest -8.6 °C (on 11 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
KohatKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
- coords
- 33.58°, 71.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.3°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
15.3°C
Annual rainfall
735mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
165 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.3 cm
Average feels-like high
28.3 °C
Average feels-like low
15.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
140 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
48.7 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest day
-8.6 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
215 mm
1 August 1976
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
14 May 1958
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
-13.1 °C
11 January 1945
Snowiest day
7.6 cm
8 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.9 h
9 June 1942
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 | 19.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 3 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 20.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 67 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 47 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 35.1 °C | +6.0 °C | 15 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 37.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 26 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 39.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 84 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 285 mm | +107 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 205 mm | +17 mm |
| Sep | 34.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 19 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 29 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 24.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 20.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 13 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kohat?
Kohat has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 735 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kohat?
The hottest day measured in Kohat between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, reaching 48.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kohat?
The coldest day measured in Kohat between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kohat?
Almost never: Kohat sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kohat warmed?
Yes: Kohat warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kohat?
The wettest day measured in Kohat between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1976, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kohat?
The windiest day measured in Kohat between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kohat?
The warmest month in Kohat is June (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kohat?
Kohat receives on average 735 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kohat?
Kohat gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kohat?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kohat between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1945, with 7.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kohat?
Yes: Kohat has on average 140 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kohat?
In Kohat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 23 June 2005, and the lowest was -13.1 °C on 11 January 1945.
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