Pir Mahal climate — normals and trends
Pir Mahal (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 342 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 (35.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pir Mahal averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Pir Mahal has changed by -1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.3 °C (on 29 May 1956) and the coldest -0.9 °C (on 11 February 1950).
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
Pir MahalPunjab
- coords
- 30.77°, 72.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
342mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
22.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
193 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.6 °C
since 1940
-0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
50.3 °C
29 May 1956
Coldest day
-0.9 °C
11 February 1950
Wettest day
83 mm
31 July 1976
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
26 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
52.5 °C
9 June 1980
Coldest feels-like
-5.4 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.7 h
30 May 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 24 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 29.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 38.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 39.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 39.9 °C | -1.9 °C | 24 mm | -4 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | -2.5 °C | 77 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 35.4 °C | -2.2 °C | 116 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 35.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 34 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | -1.8 °C | 17 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 22.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pir Mahal?
Pir Mahal has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 342 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pir Mahal?
The hottest day measured in Pir Mahal between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1956, reaching 50.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pir Mahal?
The coldest day measured in Pir Mahal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Pir Mahal?
Almost never: Pir Mahal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pir Mahal warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Pir Mahal.
What is the wettest day in Pir Mahal?
The wettest day measured in Pir Mahal between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1976, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pir Mahal?
The windiest day measured in Pir Mahal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pir Mahal?
The warmest month in Pir Mahal is June (35.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pir Mahal?
Pir Mahal receives on average 342 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pir Mahal?
Pir Mahal gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pir Mahal?
Yes: Pir Mahal has on average 193 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pir Mahal?
In Pir Mahal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.5 °C on 9 June 1980, and the lowest was -5.4 °C on 11 January 1967.
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