Loralai climate — normals and trends
Loralai (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 246 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Loralai averages 29 frost days, 121 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 49 rainy days per year.
Loralai has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 39 to 19 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.7 °C (on 9 June 1947) and the coldest -13.8 °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
LoralaiBalochistan
- coords
- 30.37°, 68.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
246mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
29 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
121 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
49 d/yr
Annual snowfall
2.7 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
9.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
88 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
41.7 °C
9 June 1947
Coldest day
-13.8 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
140 mm
3 July 2005
Windiest day
32.7 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
23 February 2015
Hottest feels-like
41.9 °C
9 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-19.1 °C
11 January 1945
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
26 December 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
27 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 16.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 32 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 9 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +5.5 °C | 4 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 33.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 24 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 35.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 8 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 34 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 28 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 17.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Loralai?
Loralai has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 246 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Loralai?
The hottest day measured in Loralai between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1947, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Loralai?
The coldest day measured in Loralai between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Loralai?
Yes. Loralai gets on average 2.7 cm of snow per year and has around 29 frost days.
Has the climate of Loralai warmed?
Yes: Loralai warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Loralai?
The wettest day measured in Loralai between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 2005, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Loralai?
The windiest day measured in Loralai between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Loralai?
The warmest month in Loralai is June (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Loralai?
Loralai receives on average 246 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 49 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Loralai?
Loralai gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Loralai?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Loralai between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1967, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Loralai?
Yes: Loralai has on average 88 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Loralai?
In Loralai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 9 June 2021, and the lowest was -19.1 °C on 11 January 1945.
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