Lahore climate — normals and trends
Lahore (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 645 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 (34.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lahore averages 0 frost days, 215 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Lahore has changed by -0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.4 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest -0.6 °C (on 25 January 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
LahorePunjab
- coords
- 31.56°, 74.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
18.7°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
22.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
215 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
19.3 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
180 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-0.5 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.038
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
49.4 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
-0.6 °C
25 January 1964
Wettest day
187 mm
4 September 1958
Windiest day
44.7 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
3 July 1983
Hottest feels-like
51.3 °C
7 June 1994
Coldest feels-like
-4.2 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
4 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 23.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 56 mm | +20 mm |
| Mar | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 38.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 16 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 39.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 76 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 34.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 143 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 33.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 331 mm | +167 mm |
| Sep | 33.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 70 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 92 mm | +76 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lahore?
Lahore has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lahore?
The hottest day measured in Lahore between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 49.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lahore?
The coldest day measured in Lahore between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1964, at -0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Lahore?
Almost never: Lahore sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lahore warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Lahore.
What is the wettest day in Lahore?
The wettest day measured in Lahore between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1958, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lahore?
The windiest day measured in Lahore between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lahore?
The warmest month in Lahore is June (34.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Lahore?
Lahore receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lahore?
Lahore gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lahore?
Yes: Lahore has on average 180 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lahore?
In Lahore, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.3 °C on 7 June 1994, and the lowest was -4.2 °C on 11 February 1950.
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