Shikarpur climate — normals and trends
Shikarpur (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 163 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 (36.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shikarpur averages 0 frost days, 258 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 21 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Shikarpur has changed by -1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.9 °C (on 8 July 1965) and the coldest 1.1 °C (on 23 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
ShikarpurSindh
- coords
- 27.96°, 68.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.7°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
163mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
21.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
258 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
21 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
211 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.0 °C
since 1940
-0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
51.9 °C
8 July 1965
Coldest day
1.1 °C
23 January 1964
Wettest day
199 mm
4 August 2010
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
25 March 1953
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
25 March 1953
Hottest feels-like
55.2 °C
24 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
-3.5 °C
10 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.0 h
3 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 27.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 42.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 43.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 42.6 °C | -1.2 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 39.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 7 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 38.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 52 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 36.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 33 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 25.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shikarpur?
Shikarpur has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 163 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shikarpur?
The hottest day measured in Shikarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1965, reaching 51.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shikarpur?
The coldest day measured in Shikarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1964, at 1.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shikarpur?
Almost never: Shikarpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shikarpur warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Shikarpur.
What is the wettest day in Shikarpur?
The wettest day measured in Shikarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2010, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shikarpur?
The windiest day measured in Shikarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 1953, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shikarpur?
The warmest month in Shikarpur is June (36.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Shikarpur?
Shikarpur receives on average 163 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 21 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shikarpur?
Shikarpur gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shikarpur?
Yes: Shikarpur has on average 211 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shikarpur?
In Shikarpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 55.2 °C on 24 May 2025, and the lowest was -3.5 °C on 10 January 1967.
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