Larkana climate — normals and trends
Larkana (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 167 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 (37.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Larkana averages 0 frost days, 258 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 20 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Larkana has changed by -0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 52.4 °C (on 8 July 1965) and the coldest 0.9 °C (on 11 January 1967).
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
LarkanaSindh
- coords
- 27.56°, 68.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.7°C
Average daily high
34.8°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
167mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
21.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
258 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
20 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
211 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-0.9 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
52.4 °C
8 July 1965
Coldest day
0.9 °C
11 January 1967
Wettest day
128 mm
10 September 2012
Windiest day
37.7 km/h
2 March 1945
Strongest gust
71.3 km/h
7 April 1956
Hottest feels-like
55.7 °C
27 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-4.0 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
3 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 33.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 42.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 43.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 43.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 13 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 39.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 13 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 37.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 57 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 36.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 72 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 34.4 °C | -1.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 24.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Larkana?
Larkana has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 167 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Larkana?
The hottest day measured in Larkana between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1965, reaching 52.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Larkana?
The coldest day measured in Larkana between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, at 0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Larkana?
Almost never: Larkana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Larkana warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Larkana.
What is the wettest day in Larkana?
The wettest day measured in Larkana between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 2012, with 128 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Larkana?
The windiest day measured in Larkana between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1945, with winds reaching 37.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Larkana?
The warmest month in Larkana is June (37.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Larkana?
Larkana receives on average 167 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 20 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Larkana?
Larkana gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Larkana?
Yes: Larkana has on average 211 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Larkana?
In Larkana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 55.7 °C on 27 May 2024, and the lowest was -4.0 °C on 11 January 1967.
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