Rahim Yar Khan climate — normals and trends
Rahim Yar Khan (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 175 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 (36.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rahim Yar Khan averages 0 frost days, 248 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 26 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Rahim Yar Khan has changed by -1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.1 °C (on 29 May 1944) and the coldest 0.7 °C (on 28 December 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
Rahim Yar KhanPunjab
- coords
- 28.42°, 70.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
33.8°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
175mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
248 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
26 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
204 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.4 °C
since 1940
-0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
51.1 °C
29 May 1944
Coldest day
0.7 °C
28 December 1945
Wettest day
111 mm
10 July 1960
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
26 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
54.6 °C
8 June 2016
Coldest feels-like
-3.8 °C
28 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
28 May 1972
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 26.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 41.4 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 42.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 41.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 38.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 8 mm | -46 mm |
| Aug | 38.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | -36 mm |
| Sep | 36.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 26 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 33.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rahim Yar Khan?
Rahim Yar Khan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 175 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rahim Yar Khan?
The hottest day measured in Rahim Yar Khan between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1944, reaching 51.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rahim Yar Khan?
The coldest day measured in Rahim Yar Khan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1945, at 0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Rahim Yar Khan?
Almost never: Rahim Yar Khan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rahim Yar Khan warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Rahim Yar Khan.
What is the wettest day in Rahim Yar Khan?
The wettest day measured in Rahim Yar Khan between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1960, with 111 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rahim Yar Khan?
The windiest day measured in Rahim Yar Khan between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rahim Yar Khan?
The warmest month in Rahim Yar Khan is June (36.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Rahim Yar Khan?
Rahim Yar Khan receives on average 175 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 26 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rahim Yar Khan?
Rahim Yar Khan gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rahim Yar Khan?
Yes: Rahim Yar Khan has on average 204 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rahim Yar Khan?
In Rahim Yar Khan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 54.6 °C on 8 June 2016, and the lowest was -3.8 °C on 28 December 1945.
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