Sargodha climate — normals and trends
Sargodha (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 660 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 (35.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sargodha averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Sargodha has changed by -0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.0 °C (on 8 June 1947) and the coldest 0.1 °C (on 25 January 1964).
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
SargodhaPunjab
- coords
- 32.09°, 72.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
660mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
19.4 °C
Average peak gust
24.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
183 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-0.7 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.008
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
50.0 °C
8 June 1947
Coldest day
0.1 °C
25 January 1964
Wettest day
163 mm
24 September 1954
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
22 May 1965
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
14 May 1958
Hottest feels-like
52.5 °C
29 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-4.0 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.9 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 23.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 36 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 29.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 23 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 11 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 39.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 12 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 39.6 °C | -2.1 °C | 22 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | -2.1 °C | 208 mm | +36 mm |
| Aug | 35.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 119 mm | -43 mm |
| Sep | 35.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 36 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 37 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 26.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 21.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sargodha?
Sargodha has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 660 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sargodha?
The hottest day measured in Sargodha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1947, reaching 50.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sargodha?
The coldest day measured in Sargodha between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1964, at 0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sargodha?
Almost never: Sargodha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sargodha warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Sargodha.
What is the wettest day in Sargodha?
The wettest day measured in Sargodha between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1954, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sargodha?
The windiest day measured in Sargodha between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1965, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sargodha?
The warmest month in Sargodha is June (35.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sargodha?
Sargodha receives on average 660 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sargodha?
Sargodha gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sargodha?
Yes: Sargodha has on average 183 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sargodha?
In Sargodha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.5 °C on 29 June 1981, and the lowest was -4.0 °C on 11 January 1967.
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