Malakwal City climate — normals and trends
Malakwal City (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 656 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 (34.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Malakwal City averages 0 frost days, 204 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Malakwal City between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.3 °C (on 8 June 1947) and the coldest -1.9 °C (on 27 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
Malakwal CityPunjab
- coords
- 32.55°, 73.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
656mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
204 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.7 °C
Average feels-like low
18.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
174 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
49.3 °C
8 June 1947
Coldest day
-1.9 °C
27 January 1964
Wettest day
255 mm
22 July 1997
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
1 May 1985
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
25 March 1967
Hottest feels-like
51.6 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
-5.5 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.9 h
12 June 2025
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 | 19.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 23.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 34 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 21 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 38.7 °C | +5.1 °C | 19 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 39.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 17 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 39.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 99 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 177 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 120 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 29 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 21.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malakwal City?
Malakwal City has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 656 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malakwal City?
The hottest day measured in Malakwal City between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1947, reaching 49.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malakwal City?
The coldest day measured in Malakwal City between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1964, at -1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Malakwal City?
Almost never: Malakwal City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malakwal City warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Malakwal City.
What is the wettest day in Malakwal City?
The wettest day measured in Malakwal City between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1997, with 255 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malakwal City?
The windiest day measured in Malakwal City between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1985, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malakwal City?
The warmest month in Malakwal City is June (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Malakwal City?
Malakwal City receives on average 656 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malakwal City?
Malakwal City gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malakwal City?
Yes: Malakwal City has on average 174 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malakwal City?
In Malakwal City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.6 °C on 23 June 2005, and the lowest was -5.5 °C on 11 February 1950.
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