Kotri climate — normals and trends
Kotri (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 193 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kotri averages 0 frost days, 269 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.
Kotri has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.4 °C (on 23 June 1950) and the coldest 2.6 °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
KotriSindh
- coords
- 25.37°, 68.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
33.6°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
193mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
21.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
269 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
17 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
230 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.012
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
48.4 °C
23 June 1950
Coldest day
2.6 °C
11 December 1964
Wettest day
177 mm
31 July 1992
Windiest day
64.4 km/h
21 May 1999
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
21 May 1999
Hottest feels-like
50.2 °C
29 May 2017
Coldest feels-like
-1.4 °C
11 December 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
8 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 | 24.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 35.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 41.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 40.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 38.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 35 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 36.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 9 mm | -62 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 72 mm | +3 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 98 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 34.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 3 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kotri?
Kotri has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 193 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kotri?
The hottest day measured in Kotri between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1950, reaching 48.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kotri?
The coldest day measured in Kotri between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1964, at 2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kotri?
Almost never: Kotri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kotri warmed?
Yes: Kotri warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kotri?
The wettest day measured in Kotri between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1992, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kotri?
The windiest day measured in Kotri between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1999, with winds reaching 64.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kotri?
The warmest month in Kotri is June (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kotri?
Kotri receives on average 193 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kotri?
Kotri gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kotri?
Yes: Kotri has on average 230 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kotri?
In Kotri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.2 °C on 29 May 2017, and the lowest was -1.4 °C on 11 December 1964.
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