Rawalpindi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Rawalpindi?

Rawalpindi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rawalpindi?

The hottest day measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1947, reaching 46.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Rawalpindi?

The coldest day measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -5.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Rawalpindi?

Almost never: Rawalpindi sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Rawalpindi warmed?

Yes: Rawalpindi warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Rawalpindi?

The wettest day measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1973, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Rawalpindi?

The windiest day measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1967, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Rawalpindi?

The warmest month in Rawalpindi is June (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Rawalpindi?

Rawalpindi receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Rawalpindi?

Rawalpindi gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Rawalpindi (Pakistan) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 928 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Rawalpindi averages 1 frost days, 172 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.

Rawalpindi has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 8 June 1947) and the coldest -5.0 °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

RawalpindiPunjab

coords: 33.60°, 73.05°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

28.0°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

928mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

61%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

21.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

172 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

101 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.1 cm

Average feels-like high

28.9 °C

Average feels-like low

15.8 °C

Average peak gust

25.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

142 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.11 · p = 0.002

19402025

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

46.9 °C

8 June 1947

Coldest day

-5.0 °C

11 February 1950

Wettest day

250 mm

8 August 1973

Windiest day

45.1 km/h

25 March 1967

Strongest gust

92.2 km/h

25 March 1967

Hottest feels-like

49.4 °C

9 June 2021

Coldest feels-like

-9.2 °C

11 February 1950

Snowiest day

5.4 cm

9 February 1950

Sunniest day

14.0 h

5 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	45.8 °C11 June 2025	4.1 °C15 January 2025	23.0 °C	798 mm	195	0
2024	43.7 °C17 June 2024	2.4 °C19 December 2024	22.5 °C	793 mm	193	0
2023	42.8 °C22 June 2023	3.3 °C17 January 2023	22.5 °C	758 mm	170	0
2022	43.9 °C15 June 2022	4.5 °C28 December 2022	23.3 °C	748 mm	217	0
2021	44.8 °C9 June 2021	1.9 °C18 December 2021	22.7 °C	662 mm	180	0
2020	42.6 °C3 July 2020	2.5 °C19 December 2020	21.7 °C	1,096 mm	174	0
2019	43.2 °C4 July 2019	2.3 °C28 December 2019	21.9 °C	918 mm	179	0
2018	43.9 °C13 June 2018	1.1 °C29 December 2018	22.5 °C	741 mm	182	0
2017	46.6 °C4 June 2017	1.7 °C11 January 2017	22.7 °C	841 mm	203	0
2016	42.6 °C21 May 2016	2.8 °C24 January 2016	22.9 °C	613 mm	193	0
2015	41.2 °C5 July 2015	2.9 °C25 December 2015	21.6 °C	1,109 mm	173	0
2014	41.9 °C10 June 2014	2.0 °C1 January 2014	21.6 °C	1,101 mm	160	0
2013	44.8 °C24 May 2013	1.3 °C30 December 2013	22.2 °C	966 mm	173	0
2012	44.8 °C3 July 2012	1.7 °C20 January 2012	22.4 °C	821 mm	180	0
2011	42.2 °C7 June 2011	2.7 °C18 January 2011	22.3 °C	793 mm	183	0
2010	44.3 °C26 May 2010	2.5 °C19 December 2010	22.6 °C	888 mm	200	0
2009	44.1 °C28 June 2009	2.9 °C28 December 2009	22.1 °C	638 mm	179	0
2008	41.4 °C31 May 2008	-0.7 °C22 January 2008	22.1 °C	878 mm	188	1
2007	44.7 °C9 June 2007	1.5 °C15 January 2007	22.1 °C	919 mm	211	0
2006	43.5 °C13 May 2006	1.8 °C8 January 2006	22.9 °C	806 mm	188	0
2005	46.1 °C23 June 2005	1.7 °C11 January 2005	21.5 °C	833 mm	171	0
2004	42.1 °C19 May 2004	2.8 °C4 February 2004	22.5 °C	802 mm	196	0
2003	45.4 °C7 June 2003	1.4 °C15 January 2003	21.7 °C	1,072 mm	173	0
2002	44.8 °C8 June 2002	0.2 °C29 January 2002	22.5 °C	787 mm	176	0
2001	44.5 °C11 May 2001	1.3 °C10 January 2001	22.1 °C	790 mm	195	0
2000	42.2 °C21 May 2000	0.6 °C18 February 2000	22.0 °C	587 mm	201	0
1999	43.8 °C15 June 1999	1.1 °C1 January 1999	21.9 °C	866 mm	194	0
1998	41.9 °C20 June 1998	0.2 °C17 January 1998	21.0 °C	1,046 mm	171	0
1997	40.0 °C5 July 1997	-0.3 °C7 February 1997	20.0 °C	1,182 mm	134	1
1996	39.8 °C3 June 1996	0.3 °C12 December 1996	20.3 °C	1,308 mm	145	0
1995	43.4 °C10 June 1995	-0.1 °C23 January 1995	20.4 °C	1,200 mm	152	1
1994	43.6 °C18 June 1994	1.2 °C31 December 1994	20.7 °C	1,068 mm	144	0
1993	42.2 °C10 June 1993	-0.5 °C14 January 1993	20.9 °C	982 mm	165	2
1992	40.6 °C17 June 1992	1.3 °C1 January 1992	20.3 °C	1,402 mm	140	0
1991	41.3 °C30 June 1991	-0.5 °C3 January 1991	20.2 °C	1,491 mm	133	2
1990	40.9 °C17 June 1990	2.6 °C2 December 1990	21.0 °C	1,338 mm	154	0
1989	42.0 °C3 June 1989	0.4 °C12 January 1989	21.1 °C	762 mm	172	0
1988	44.0 °C30 May 1988	3.0 °C11 December 1988	21.8 °C	1,075 mm	179	0
1987	41.6 °C28 June 1987	1.3 °C3 January 1987	21.2 °C	899 mm	151	0
1986	42.9 °C19 June 1986	0.1 °C6 January 1986	20.3 °C	1,264 mm	147	0
1985	43.4 °C5 June 1985	1.0 °C11 December 1985	21.7 °C	1,059 mm	161	0
1984	42.5 °C25 May 1984	0.2 °C25 December 1984	20.8 °C	987 mm	171	0
1983	40.8 °C22 June 1983	0.3 °C12 January 1983	20.1 °C	1,263 mm	163	0
1982	40.0 °C19 July 1982	1.9 °C29 January 1982	20.4 °C	1,042 mm	165	0
1981	41.3 °C18 June 1981	0.1 °C10 January 1981	20.7 °C	1,146 mm	162	0
1980	41.5 °C10 June 1980	1.4 °C5 January 1980	21.2 °C	1,168 mm	181	0
1979	42.7 °C9 June 1979	1.8 °C7 January 1979	20.9 °C	1,088 mm	163	0
1978	44.5 °C7 June 1978	-1.4 °C8 February 1978	21.0 °C	1,031 mm	164	5
1977	42.0 °C5 June 1977	0.4 °C30 December 1977	21.4 °C	949 mm	178	0
1976	42.4 °C2 June 1976	1.0 °C31 December 1976	20.5 °C	1,177 mm	155	0
1975	43.8 °C16 June 1975	-1.8 °C4 January 1975	20.6 °C	915 mm	169	1
1974	44.1 °C17 June 1974	-1.3 °C9 February 1974	21.0 °C	724 mm	185	3
1973	44.6 °C7 June 1973	0.3 °C30 December 1973	21.0 °C	1,529 mm	156	0
1972	44.8 °C17 June 1972	0.0 °C6 January 1972	21.2 °C	879 mm	165	0
1971	44.3 °C7 June 1971	0.2 °C31 January 1971	21.4 °C	982 mm	187	0
1970	43.5 °C19 May 1970	1.4 °C3 February 1970	21.5 °C	924 mm	185	0
1969	41.8 °C18 June 1969	0.4 °C3 January 1969	21.2 °C	879 mm	170	0
1968	42.8 °C18 June 1968	-0.4 °C28 December 1968	20.5 °C	1,070 mm	156	1
1967	43.0 °C26 June 1967	-0.5 °C15 January 1967	21.0 °C	1,210 mm	160	1
1966	44.3 °C18 June 1966	1.6 °C12 January 1966	21.2 °C	830 mm	153	0
1965	43.7 °C8 July 1965	0.3 °C7 January 1965	20.9 °C	723 mm	177	0
1964	46.1 °C29 June 1964	-2.1 °C31 January 1964	20.6 °C	1,139 mm	151	15
1963	43.4 °C5 July 1963	-0.5 °C17 January 1963	21.4 °C	709 mm	176	3
1962	43.6 °C11 June 1962	-0.8 °C31 December 1962	20.7 °C	929 mm	145	2
1961	42.9 °C1 June 1961	-0.4 °C7 December 1961	20.3 °C	1,143 mm	155	3
1960	44.8 °C10 June 1960	0.1 °C23 January 1960	21.0 °C	794 mm	164	0
1959	42.8 °C22 June 1959	-0.7 °C12 January 1959	20.7 °C	1,354 mm	155	1
1958	44.0 °C16 June 1958	2.6 °C12 February 1958	21.3 °C	1,133 mm	165	0
1957	42.7 °C7 July 1957	0.0 °C11 February 1957	20.2 °C	845 mm	157	0
1956	44.2 °C14 June 1956	0.7 °C22 January 1956	21.1 °C	995 mm	147	0
1955	45.2 °C24 June 1955	-0.2 °C1 January 1955	21.6 °C	615 mm	146	1
1954	43.7 °C29 June 1954	-2.0 °C31 December 1954	21.0 °C	812 mm	161	8
1953	45.3 °C11 June 1953	-1.2 °C23 January 1953	20.2 °C	1,262 mm	115	4
1952	43.8 °C18 June 1952	1.4 °C24 December 1952	20.6 °C	848 mm	173	0
1951	44.0 °C29 June 1951	-0.5 °C4 February 1951	21.1 °C	878 mm	177	1
1950	43.0 °C14 June 1950	-5.0 °C11 February 1950	20.1 °C	910 mm	151	5
1949	44.7 °C4 July 1949	-0.6 °C7 January 1949	21.0 °C	849 mm	178	2
1948	43.8 °C2 July 1948	-2.0 °C6 February 1948	21.0 °C	1,619 mm	159	2
1947	46.9 °C8 June 1947	0.6 °C16 January 1947	23.4 °C	379 mm	202	0
1946	45.2 °C25 June 1946	-0.4 °C6 January 1946	23.8 °C	310 mm	210	1
1945	46.7 °C25 June 1945	-1.8 °C11 January 1945	22.1 °C	415 mm	203	2
1944	45.6 °C28 May 1944	1.8 °C30 January 1944	21.3 °C	861 mm	162	0
1943	44.5 °C6 June 1943	1.3 °C21 January 1943	22.1 °C	493 mm	186	0
1942	45.0 °C10 June 1942	1.2 °C14 January 1942	22.2 °C	570 mm	199	0
1941	45.8 °C24 June 1941	1.4 °C27 January 1941	23.2 °C	325 mm	210	0
1940	45.3 °C31 May 1940	-0.3 °C7 February 1940	22.1 °C	417 mm	192	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

195 d/yr

+23

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

798 mm

-130 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.1 °C	+2.3 °C	7 mm	-51 mm
Feb	21.9 °C	+2.6 °C	97 mm	+12 mm
Mar	25.7 °C	+1.9 °C	49 mm	-61 mm
Apr	34.7 °C	+5.0 °C	34 mm	-30 mm
May	37.8 °C	+2.2 °C	30 mm	+2 mm
Jun	39.3 °C	+0.6 °C	60 mm	+14 mm
Jul	33.6 °C	-1.2 °C	267 mm	+77 mm
Aug	33.3 °C	+0.4 °C	157 mm	-29 mm
Sep	34.7 °C	+2.1 °C	27 mm	-40 mm
Oct	30.4 °C	+0.7 °C	48 mm	+16 mm
Nov	24.4 °C	+0.5 °C	7 mm	-20 mm
Dec	20.1 °C	+1.4 °C	14 mm	-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

45.8 °C

11 Jun 2025

Coldest day

4.1 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

44.7 mm

16 Jul 2025

Windiest day

28.7 km/h

3 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

59.4 km/h

19 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.9 °C

11 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.1 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

14.0 h

2 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Rawalpindi?

Rawalpindi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rawalpindi?

The hottest day measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1947, reaching 46.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Rawalpindi?

The coldest day measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -5.0 °C.

Does it snow in Rawalpindi?

Almost never: Rawalpindi sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Rawalpindi warmed?

Yes: Rawalpindi warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Rawalpindi?

The wettest day measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1973, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Rawalpindi?

The windiest day measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1967, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Rawalpindi?

The warmest month in Rawalpindi is June (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Rawalpindi?

Rawalpindi receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Rawalpindi?

Rawalpindi gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rawalpindi?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rawalpindi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1950, with 5.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Rawalpindi?

Yes: Rawalpindi has on average 142 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rawalpindi?

In Rawalpindi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.4 °C on 9 June 2021, and the lowest was -9.2 °C on 11 February 1950.

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