Malir Cantonment climate — normals and trends
Malir Cantonment (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 188 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 (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Malir Cantonment averages 0 frost days, 250 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 18 rainy days per year.
Malir Cantonment has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.1 °C (on 27 May 1949) and the coldest 4.1 °C (on 10 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
Malir CantonmentSindh
- coords
- 24.94°, 67.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
188mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
23.5km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
250 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
18 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
231 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
47.1 °C
27 May 1949
Coldest day
4.1 °C
10 January 1945
Wettest day
166 mm
18 July 1985
Windiest day
60.4 km/h
9 June 1948
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
9 June 1948
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
10 June 1991
Coldest feels-like
-1.2 °C
9 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 34.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 35.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 68 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 16 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 85 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 70 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 34.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 27.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malir Cantonment?
Malir Cantonment has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 188 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malir Cantonment?
The hottest day measured in Malir Cantonment between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1949, reaching 47.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malir Cantonment?
The coldest day measured in Malir Cantonment between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, at 4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Malir Cantonment?
Almost never: Malir Cantonment sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malir Cantonment warmed?
Yes: Malir Cantonment warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malir Cantonment?
The wettest day measured in Malir Cantonment between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1985, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malir Cantonment?
The windiest day measured in Malir Cantonment between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1948, with winds reaching 60.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malir Cantonment?
The warmest month in Malir Cantonment is June (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Malir Cantonment?
Malir Cantonment receives on average 188 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 18 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malir Cantonment?
Malir Cantonment gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malir Cantonment?
Yes: Malir Cantonment has on average 231 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malir Cantonment?
In Malir Cantonment, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 10 June 1991, and the lowest was -1.2 °C on 9 February 1950.
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