Mach climate — normals and trends
Mach (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 421 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mach averages 14 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Mach has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 19 to 9 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 17 June 2020) and the coldest -12.6 °C (on 23 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
MachBalochistan
- coords
- 29.86°, 67.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.7°C
Average daily high
24.4°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
421mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
14 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.8 cm
Average feels-like high
23.6 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
101 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
41.3 °C
17 June 2020
Coldest day
-12.6 °C
23 January 1964
Wettest day
198 mm
7 July 1972
Windiest day
30.5 km/h
19 March 2012
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
9 February 1950
Hottest feels-like
43.0 °C
10 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-18.2 °C
22 January 1964
Snowiest day
14.2 cm
20 February 1994
Sunniest day
13.0 h
22 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 16.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 13 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | +5.8 °C | 1 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 34.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 59 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 35 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 15 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 26.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 21.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 17.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mach?
Mach has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 421 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mach?
The hottest day measured in Mach between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2020, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mach?
The coldest day measured in Mach between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1964, at -12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mach?
Yes. Mach gets on average 5.8 cm of snow per year and has around 14 frost days.
Has the climate of Mach warmed?
Yes: Mach warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mach?
The wettest day measured in Mach between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1972, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mach?
The windiest day measured in Mach between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2012, with winds reaching 30.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mach?
The warmest month in Mach is June (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mach?
Mach receives on average 421 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mach?
Mach 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 Mach?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mach between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1994, with 14.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mach?
Yes: Mach has on average 101 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mach?
In Mach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.0 °C on 10 June 2021, and the lowest was -18.2 °C on 22 January 1964.
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