Thal climate — normals and trends
Thal (Pakistan) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -1.2 °C and it receives 1,235 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 July (11.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Thal averages 252 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Thal has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 262 to 242 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 24.7 °C (on 30 July 1946) and the coldest -30.5 °C (on 27 January 2008).
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
ThalKhyber Pakhtunkhwa
- coords
- 35.48°, 72.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-1.2°C
Average daily high
3.8°C
Average daily low
-6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,235mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
6.2km/h
Seasonal range
25.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
252 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
574.5 cm
Average feels-like high
1.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-9.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
24.7 °C
30 July 1946
Coldest day
-30.5 °C
27 January 2008
Wettest day
104 mm
29 July 2010
Windiest day
13.9 km/h
7 December 2010
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
19 March 2012
Hottest feels-like
27.3 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-35.6 °C
27 January 2008
Snowiest day
71.8 cm
11 March 1993
Sunniest day
14.0 h
29 May 1940
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 | -9.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 98 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | -6.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 129 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | -1.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 194 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 6.4 °C | +3.8 °C | 69 mm | -87 mm |
| May | 13.6 °C | +5.9 °C | 71 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 17.1 °C | +3.6 °C | 76 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 19.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 129 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 19.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 99 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 15.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 52 mm | -17 mm |
| Oct | 7.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 61 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 3.4 °C | +5.8 °C | 7 mm | -52 mm |
| Dec | -2.4 °C | +5.7 °C | 95 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Thal?
Thal has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -1.2 °C and it receives 1,235 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Thal?
The hottest day measured in Thal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1946, reaching 24.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Thal?
The coldest day measured in Thal between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 2008, at -30.5 °C.
Does it snow in Thal?
Yes. Thal gets on average 574.5 cm of snow per year and has around 252 frost days.
Has the climate of Thal warmed?
Yes: Thal warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Thal?
The wettest day measured in Thal between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2010, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Thal?
The windiest day measured in Thal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 2010, with winds reaching 13.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Thal?
The warmest month in Thal is July (11.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Thal?
Thal receives on average 1,235 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Thal?
Thal gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Thal?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Thal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 March 1993, with 71.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Thal?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Thal.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Thal?
In Thal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 27.3 °C on 5 July 2025, and the lowest was -35.6 °C on 27 January 2008.
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