Umarkot climate — normals and trends
Umarkot (Pakistan) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 202 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 May (33.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Umarkot averages 0 frost days, 280 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 20 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Umarkot between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.3 °C (on 25 May 1948) and the coldest 2.1 °C (on 10 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
UmarkotSindh
- coords
- 25.36°, 69.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
202mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
19.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
280 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
20 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
224 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 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
48.3 °C
25 May 1948
Coldest day
2.1 °C
10 January 1945
Wettest day
221 mm
21 May 1999
Windiest day
66.2 km/h
21 May 1999
Strongest gust
121.0 km/h
21 May 1999
Hottest feels-like
51.1 °C
20 June 1992
Coldest feels-like
-2.3 °C
11 December 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
19 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 | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 30.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 42.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 41.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 39.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 44 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 34 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 36.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 49 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 34.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 54 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 35.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 8 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 31.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Umarkot?
Umarkot has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 202 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Umarkot?
The hottest day measured in Umarkot between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1948, reaching 48.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Umarkot?
The coldest day measured in Umarkot between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, at 2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Umarkot?
Almost never: Umarkot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Umarkot warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Umarkot.
What is the wettest day in Umarkot?
The wettest day measured in Umarkot between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1999, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Umarkot?
The windiest day measured in Umarkot between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1999, with winds reaching 66.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Umarkot?
The warmest month in Umarkot is May (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Umarkot?
Umarkot receives on average 202 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 20 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Umarkot?
Umarkot gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Umarkot?
Yes: Umarkot has on average 224 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Umarkot?
In Umarkot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.1 °C on 20 June 1992, and the lowest was -2.3 °C on 11 December 1964.
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