Multan climate — normals and trends
Multan (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 276 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 (36.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Multan averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Multan has changed by -1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.0 °C (on 29 May 1956) and the coldest -0.8 °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
MultanPunjab
- coords
- 30.20°, 71.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
33.0°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
276mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
23.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
46 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
197 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.0 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
51.0 °C
29 May 1956
Coldest day
-0.8 °C
11 January 1967
Wettest day
115 mm
31 August 2020
Windiest day
47.9 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
14 May 1958
Hottest feels-like
52.3 °C
22 June 1986
Coldest feels-like
-5.5 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.4 h
2 June 1944
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 | 21.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 22 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 39.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 41.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 41.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 38.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 52 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 36.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 79 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 36.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 45 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 33.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 7 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 22.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Multan?
Multan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 276 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Multan?
The hottest day measured in Multan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1956, reaching 51.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Multan?
The coldest day measured in Multan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, at -0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Multan?
Almost never: Multan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Multan warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Multan.
What is the wettest day in Multan?
The wettest day measured in Multan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2020, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Multan?
The windiest day measured in Multan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 47.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Multan?
The warmest month in Multan is June (36.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Multan?
Multan receives on average 276 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Multan?
Multan gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Multan?
Yes: Multan has on average 197 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Multan?
In Multan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.3 °C on 22 June 1986, and the lowest was -5.5 °C on 11 January 1967.
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