Taunsa climate — normals and trends
Taunsa (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 267 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 (37.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Taunsa averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Taunsa between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 51.0 °C (on 27 May 2010) and the coldest -0.5 °C (on 11 January 1945).
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
TaunsaPunjab
- coords
- 30.70°, 70.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
267mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
23.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
205 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 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
51.0 °C
27 May 2010
Coldest day
-0.5 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
138 mm
9 September 2012
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
16 August 1993
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
3 July 1974
Hottest feels-like
53.3 °C
30 June 1979
Coldest feels-like
-4.5 °C
11 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.2 h
31 May 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 24.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | +7 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 40.4 °C | +4.3 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 42.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 43.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 40.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 33 mm | -53 mm |
| Aug | 38.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 58 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 37.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 52 mm | +27 mm |
| Oct | 33.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 7 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 22.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taunsa?
Taunsa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 267 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taunsa?
The hottest day measured in Taunsa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2010, reaching 51.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taunsa?
The coldest day measured in Taunsa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -0.5 °C.
Does it snow in Taunsa?
Almost never: Taunsa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taunsa warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Taunsa.
What is the wettest day in Taunsa?
The wettest day measured in Taunsa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2012, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taunsa?
The windiest day measured in Taunsa between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1993, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taunsa?
The warmest month in Taunsa is June (37.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Taunsa?
Taunsa receives on average 267 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taunsa?
Taunsa gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taunsa?
Yes: Taunsa has on average 205 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taunsa?
In Taunsa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.3 °C on 30 June 1979, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 11 January 1945.
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