Muzaffarabad climate — normals and trends
Muzaffarabad (Pakistan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,284 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 July (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Muzaffarabad averages 85 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Muzaffarabad has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 62 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 9 June 1947) and the coldest -18.1 °C (on 30 January 1971).
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
MuzaffarabadAzad Kashmir
- coords
- 34.37°, 73.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.5°C
Average daily high
19.9°C
Average daily low
7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,284mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
85 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
80.4 cm
Average feels-like high
19.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
38.4 °C
9 June 1947
Coldest day
-18.1 °C
30 January 1971
Wettest day
174 mm
4 July 1959
Windiest day
14.6 km/h
31 March 1940
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
26 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-23.2 °C
30 January 1971
Snowiest day
43.3 cm
8 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.8 °C | +5.2 °C | 39 mm | -72 mm |
| Feb | 13.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 182 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 17.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 139 mm | -59 mm |
| Apr | 24.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 146 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 116 mm | +70 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 346 mm | +155 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 248 mm | +74 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 57 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 22.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 8 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 15.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 61 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Muzaffarabad?
Muzaffarabad has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.5 °C and it receives 1,284 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Muzaffarabad?
The hottest day measured in Muzaffarabad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1947, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Muzaffarabad?
The coldest day measured in Muzaffarabad between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1971, at -18.1 °C.
Does it snow in Muzaffarabad?
Yes. Muzaffarabad gets on average 80.4 cm of snow per year and has around 85 frost days.
Has the climate of Muzaffarabad warmed?
Yes: Muzaffarabad warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Muzaffarabad?
The wettest day measured in Muzaffarabad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1959, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Muzaffarabad?
The windiest day measured in Muzaffarabad between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1940, with winds reaching 14.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Muzaffarabad?
The warmest month in Muzaffarabad is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Muzaffarabad?
Muzaffarabad receives on average 1,284 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Muzaffarabad?
Muzaffarabad gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Muzaffarabad?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Muzaffarabad between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, with 43.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Muzaffarabad?
Yes: Muzaffarabad has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Muzaffarabad?
In Muzaffarabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 5 July 2025, and the lowest was -23.2 °C on 30 January 1971.
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