Tank climate — normals and trends
Tank (Pakistan) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 492 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 (35.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tank averages 1 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Tank has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.6 °C (on 23 June 2005) and the coldest -3.1 °C (on 24 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
TankKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
- coords
- 32.22°, 70.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
492mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.7 °C
Average peak gust
23.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
179 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °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
49.6 °C
23 June 2005
Coldest day
-3.1 °C
24 January 1964
Wettest day
138 mm
17 August 1964
Windiest day
39.4 km/h
19 March 2012
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
19 March 2012
Hottest feels-like
52.5 °C
3 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-7.4 °C
25 January 1964
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 | 21.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 23.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 35 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 38.4 °C | +5.2 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| May | 40.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 21 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 42.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 38.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 86 mm | -63 mm |
| Aug | 38.4 °C | +3.2 °C | 84 mm | -53 mm |
| Sep | 37.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 15 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 20 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 6 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tank?
Tank has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 492 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tank?
The hottest day measured in Tank between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2005, reaching 49.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tank?
The coldest day measured in Tank between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1964, at -3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Tank?
Almost never: Tank sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tank warmed?
Yes: Tank warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tank?
The wettest day measured in Tank between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1964, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tank?
The windiest day measured in Tank between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2012, with winds reaching 39.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tank?
The warmest month in Tank is June (35.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Tank?
Tank receives on average 492 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tank?
Tank gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tank?
Yes: Tank has on average 179 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tank?
In Tank, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.5 °C on 3 July 2024, and the lowest was -7.4 °C on 25 January 1964.
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