Shorkot climate — normals and trends
Shorkot (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 566 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 (36.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shorkot averages 0 frost days, 214 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Shorkot between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.3 °C (on 7 June 1978) and the coldest -1.3 °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
ShorkotKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
- coords
- 31.91°, 70.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
566mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
214 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
24.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
189 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 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
50.3 °C
7 June 1978
Coldest day
-1.3 °C
11 February 1950
Wettest day
125 mm
23 July 1978
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
19 March 2012
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
19 March 2012
Hottest feels-like
53.2 °C
29 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-5.4 °C
7 February 1974
Sunniest day
13.5 h
7 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 2 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 29.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 14 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +4.9 °C | 7 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 40.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 20 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 41.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 6 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 38.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | -96 mm |
| Aug | 38.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 107 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 36.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 32.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 40 mm | +30 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 22.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shorkot?
Shorkot has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 566 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shorkot?
The hottest day measured in Shorkot between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1978, reaching 50.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shorkot?
The coldest day measured in Shorkot between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Shorkot?
Almost never: Shorkot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shorkot warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Shorkot.
What is the wettest day in Shorkot?
The wettest day measured in Shorkot between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1978, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shorkot?
The windiest day measured in Shorkot between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2012, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shorkot?
The warmest month in Shorkot is June (36.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Shorkot?
Shorkot receives on average 566 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shorkot?
Shorkot gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shorkot?
Yes: Shorkot has on average 189 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shorkot?
In Shorkot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.2 °C on 29 June 1981, and the lowest was -5.4 °C on 7 February 1974.
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