Sakrand climate — normals and trends
Sakrand (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 183 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 (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sakrand averages 0 frost days, 266 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 17 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Sakrand has changed by -0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.2 °C (on 22 June 1944) and the coldest 1.6 °C (on 29 January 1973).
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
SakrandSindh
- coords
- 26.14°, 68.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
34.9°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
183mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
266 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
17 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
217 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-0.5 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.009
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
51.2 °C
22 June 1944
Coldest day
1.6 °C
29 January 1973
Wettest day
170 mm
13 August 1955
Windiest day
38.7 km/h
19 March 1987
Strongest gust
72.0 km/h
26 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
53.2 °C
24 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
-2.8 °C
29 January 1973
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 42.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 42.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 4 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 41.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 63 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 38.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 15 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 37.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 77 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 35.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 80 mm | +60 mm |
| Oct | 35.0 °C | -1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sakrand?
Sakrand has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 183 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sakrand?
The hottest day measured in Sakrand between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1944, reaching 51.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sakrand?
The coldest day measured in Sakrand between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1973, at 1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sakrand?
Almost never: Sakrand sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sakrand warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Sakrand.
What is the wettest day in Sakrand?
The wettest day measured in Sakrand between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1955, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sakrand?
The windiest day measured in Sakrand between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 1987, with winds reaching 38.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sakrand?
The warmest month in Sakrand is June (35.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sakrand?
Sakrand receives on average 183 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 17 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sakrand?
Sakrand gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sakrand?
Yes: Sakrand has on average 217 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sakrand?
In Sakrand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.2 °C on 24 May 2010, and the lowest was -2.8 °C on 29 January 1973.
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