Pathānkot climate
Pathānkot is warmest in June, with average highs of 36 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 5.4 °C. July is the wettest month (276 mm) and October the driest (14 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Pathānkot averages 1,113 mm of rain, 232 days above 25 °C and 0 days below freezing.
India · population 174,306 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month June 36 °C
- Coldest month January 5.4 °C
- Driest month October 14 mm
- Wettest month July 276 mm
- Least cloud October 14 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 44 °C
- Coldest on record January -0.2 °C
What to expectPathānkot through the year
Pathānkot has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in January to 36 °C in June, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 232 days a year reach 25 °C, 139 of them reach 30 °C, 0 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 276 mm against 14 mm in October — 20 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6 °C | 85 mm | 44 % |
| February | 19.2 °C | 119 mm | 46 % |
| March | 24.4 °C | 89 mm | 45 % |
| April | 30.6 °C | 46 mm | 42 % |
| May | 35.6 °C | 24 mm | 33 % |
| June | 35.6 °C | 80 mm | 28 % |
| July | 31.3 °C | 276 mm | 52 % |
| August | 30.2 °C | 238 mm | 54 % |
| September | 30.0 °C | 82 mm | 26 % |
| October | 28.5 °C | 14 mm | 14 % |
| November | 23.7 °C | 21 mm | 23 % |
| December | 18.9 °C | 38 mm | 32 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6 °C | 5.4 °C | 10.9 °C | 25.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 19.2 °C | 7.5 °C | 13.3 °C | 26.6 °C | 0.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 24.4 °C | 11.1 °C | 17.9 °C | 34.5 °C | 3.6 °C | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| April | 30.6 °C | 15.9 °C | 23.7 °C | 40.5 °C | 8.1 °C | 28 | 17 | 0 |
| May | 35.6 °C | 20.6 °C | 28.8 °C | 43.5 °C | 11.5 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| June | 35.6 °C | 24.2 °C | 30.5 °C | 43.1 °C | 17.5 °C | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| July | 31.3 °C | 24.8 °C | 28.1 °C | 40.8 °C | 22.2 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 30.2 °C | 24.2 °C | 27.1 °C | 35.2 °C | 20.7 °C | 31 | 17 | 0 |
| September | 30.0 °C | 21.7 °C | 25.9 °C | 34.3 °C | 15.5 °C | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| October | 28.5 °C | 16.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 33.2 °C | 10.2 °C | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| November | 23.7 °C | 11.2 °C | 17.3 °C | 31.1 °C | 5.2 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 18.9 °C | 7.1 °C | 12.8 °C | 25.0 °C | 1.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 44 % | 71 % | 9.4 km/h |
| February | 119 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 70 % | 11 km/h |
| March | 89 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 45 % | 61 % | 12 km/h |
| April | 46 mm | 6 | 13 h/day | 42 % | 48 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 24 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 33 % | 38 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 80 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 28 % | 50 % | 12 km/h |
| July | 276 mm | 23 | 14 h/day | 52 % | 78 % | 9.4 km/h |
| August | 238 mm | 23 | 13 h/day | 54 % | 82 % | 8.6 km/h |
| September | 82 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 26 % | 76 % | 8.9 km/h |
| October | 14 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 14 % | 61 % | 9.6 km/h |
| November | 21 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 23 % | 63 % | 9.3 km/h |
| December | 38 mm | 3 | 10 h/day | 32 % | 68 % | 8.8 km/h |
How Pathānkot compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathānkot | 36 °C | 5.4 °C | 1,113 mm | 232 |
| Batāla · India | 38 °C | 5.5 °C | 938 mm | 246 |
| Hoshiārpur · India | 38 °C | 6.1 °C | 1,026 mm | 250 |
| Jammu · India | 37 °C | 4.1 °C | 1,242 mm | 232 |
| Amritsar · India | 39 °C | 5.7 °C | 767 mm | 251 |
| Jalandhar · India | 38 °C | 5.7 °C | 892 mm | 253 |
| Sialkot · Pakistan | 38 °C | 5.6 °C | 1,053 mm | 240 |
Where Pathānkot ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in November | 22ndof 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in March | 29thof 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in November | 43rdof 50 | 96/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Pathānkot’s climate
When is the best time to visit Pathānkot?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, October, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and October the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Pathānkot get?
In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 36 °C. About 139 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 5.4 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 0 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Pathānkot?
July, averaging 276 mm over 23 days with rain. The driest month is October with 14 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,113 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Pathānkot rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.