Zhob climate — normals and trends
Zhob (Pakistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 309 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zhob averages 31 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Zhob 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 41 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 9 June 2021) and the coldest -21.2 °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
ZhobBalochistan
- coords
- 31.34°, 69.45°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.8°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
12.0°C
Annual rainfall
309mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
22.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.3 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
10.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
90 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
40.8 °C
9 June 2021
Coldest day
-21.2 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
68 mm
28 July 2010
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
19 April 2015
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
3 May 2003
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
9 July 2006
Coldest feels-like
-25.6 °C
11 January 1945
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
26 December 1967
Sunniest day
13.2 h
6 June 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 | 14.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 15.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 43 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 21.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 19 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +5.7 °C | 4 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 22 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 35.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 58 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 28 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 20.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zhob?
Zhob has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 309 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zhob?
The hottest day measured in Zhob between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 2021, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zhob?
The coldest day measured in Zhob between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zhob?
Yes. Zhob gets on average 5.3 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Zhob warmed?
Yes: Zhob warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zhob?
The wettest day measured in Zhob between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zhob?
The windiest day measured in Zhob between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2015, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zhob?
The warmest month in Zhob is June (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Zhob?
Zhob receives on average 309 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zhob?
Zhob gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Zhob?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Zhob between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1967, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Zhob?
Yes: Zhob has on average 90 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zhob?
In Zhob, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 9 July 2006, and the lowest was -25.6 °C on 11 January 1945.
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