Shahkot climate — normals and trends
Shahkot (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 562 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 (34.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shahkot averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Shahkot has changed by -0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.7 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest -1.5 °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
ShahkotPunjab
- coords
- 31.57°, 73.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
562mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
22.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.5 °C
Average peak gust
25.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
184 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-0.9 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
49.7 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
-1.5 °C
11 February 1950
Wettest day
216 mm
3 July 1983
Windiest day
43.0 km/h
26 March 1953
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
1 May 1985
Hottest feels-like
51.6 °C
10 June 2007
Coldest feels-like
-5.6 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.9 h
5 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 23.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 40 mm | +13 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 38.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 9 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 38.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 38.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 43 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 234 mm | +84 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 143 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 34.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 41 mm | -25 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 89 mm | +75 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shahkot?
Shahkot has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 562 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shahkot?
The hottest day measured in Shahkot between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 49.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shahkot?
The coldest day measured in Shahkot between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -1.5 °C.
Does it snow in Shahkot?
Almost never: Shahkot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shahkot warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Shahkot.
What is the wettest day in Shahkot?
The wettest day measured in Shahkot between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1983, with 216 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shahkot?
The windiest day measured in Shahkot between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1953, with winds reaching 43.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shahkot?
The warmest month in Shahkot is June (34.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shahkot?
Shahkot receives on average 562 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shahkot?
Shahkot gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shahkot?
Yes: Shahkot has on average 184 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shahkot?
In Shahkot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.6 °C on 10 June 2007, and the lowest was -5.6 °C on 11 February 1950.
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