Sahiwal climate — normals and trends
Sahiwal (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 556 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 (35.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sahiwal averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Sahiwal between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.7 °C (on 8 June 1947) and the coldest -1.5 °C (on 10 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
SahiwalPunjab
- coords
- 31.97°, 72.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
556mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
185 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
49.7 °C
8 June 1947
Coldest day
-1.5 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
209 mm
6 August 1973
Windiest day
52.4 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
14 May 1958
Hottest feels-like
52.7 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
-5.2 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.8 h
10 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 24.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 35 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 10 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 38.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 11 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 39.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 40.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 10 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 36.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 126 mm | -21 mm |
| Aug | 36.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 36.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 26 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 31 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 21.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 9 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sahiwal?
Sahiwal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 556 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sahiwal?
The hottest day measured in Sahiwal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1947, reaching 49.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sahiwal?
The coldest day measured in Sahiwal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at -1.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sahiwal?
Almost never: Sahiwal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sahiwal warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Sahiwal.
What is the wettest day in Sahiwal?
The wettest day measured in Sahiwal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1973, with 209 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sahiwal?
The windiest day measured in Sahiwal between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 52.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sahiwal?
The warmest month in Sahiwal is June (35.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sahiwal?
Sahiwal receives on average 556 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sahiwal?
Sahiwal gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sahiwal?
Yes: Sahiwal has on average 185 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sahiwal?
In Sahiwal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.7 °C on 23 June 2005, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 11 January 1967.
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