Arif Wala climate
Arif Wala is warmest in May, with average highs of 41 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 9.7 °C. August is the wettest month (25 mm) and October the driest (3.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Arif Wala averages 120 mm of rain and 325 days above 25 °C.
Pakistan · population 157,063 · 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 May 41 °C
- Coldest month January 9.7 °C
- Driest month October 3 mm
- Wettest month August 25 mm
- Least cloud October 7 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 52 °C
- Coldest on record February 1.2 °C
What to expectArif Wala through the year
Arif Wala has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in January to 41 °C in May, a swing of 15 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 325 days a year reach 25 °C, 260 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 52 °C, in May.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 3 mm in October to 25 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.0 °C | 10 mm | 22 % |
| February | 27.1 °C | 10 mm | 20 % |
| March | 32.4 °C | 9 mm | 25 % |
| April | 38.0 °C | 5 mm | 22 % |
| May | 41.4 °C | 8 mm | 17 % |
| June | 40.9 °C | 8 mm | 25 % |
| July | 38.1 °C | 22 mm | 53 % |
| August | 36.6 °C | 25 mm | 52 % |
| September | 36.7 °C | 6 mm | 26 % |
| October | 36.0 °C | 3 mm | 7 % |
| November | 30.8 °C | 4 mm | 11 % |
| December | 26.0 °C | 10 mm | 18 % |
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 | 24.0 °C | 9.7 °C | 17.5 °C | 32.1 °C | 1.8 °C | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 27.1 °C | 12.0 °C | 20.2 °C | 36.3 °C | 1.2 °C | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| March | 32.4 °C | 16.6 °C | 25.1 °C | 43.1 °C | 6.1 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| April | 38.0 °C | 21.5 °C | 29.9 °C | 45.7 °C | 11.6 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| May | 41.4 °C | 24.7 °C | 32.6 °C | 51.5 °C | 17.1 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 40.9 °C | 26.3 °C | 32.6 °C | 50.3 °C | 22.3 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 38.1 °C | 26.4 °C | 31.2 °C | 47.1 °C | 22.5 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 36.6 °C | 25.3 °C | 29.8 °C | 43.5 °C | 21.6 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| September | 36.7 °C | 23.9 °C | 29.4 °C | 43.0 °C | 17.0 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| October | 36.0 °C | 21.0 °C | 28.7 °C | 42.1 °C | 15.0 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| November | 30.8 °C | 15.7 °C | 23.8 °C | 38.3 °C | 6.7 °C | 29 | 19 | 0 |
| December | 26.0 °C | 11.2 °C | 19.1 °C | 33.3 °C | 1.7 °C | 20 | 1 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 22 % | 44 % | 12 km/h |
| February | 10 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 20 % | 39 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 9 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 25 % | 36 % | 16 km/h |
| April | 5 mm | 2 | 13 h/day | 22 % | 37 % | 19 km/h |
| May | 8 mm | 2 | 13 h/day | 17 % | 46 % | 22 km/h |
| June | 8 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 25 % | 57 % | 23 km/h |
| July | 22 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 53 % | 64 % | 22 km/h |
| August | 25 mm | 3 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 67 % | 20 km/h |
| September | 6 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 26 % | 61 % | 19 km/h |
| October | 3 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 7 % | 40 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 4 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 11 % | 35 % | 12 km/h |
| December | 10 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 18 % | 38 % | 12 km/h |
How Arif Wala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arif Wala | 41 °C | 9.7 °C | 120 mm | 325 |
| Dadu · Pakistan | 44 °C | 9.7 °C | 204 mm | 308 |
| Khuzdar · Pakistan | 37 °C | 2.1 °C | 161 mm | 234 |
| Karachi · Pakistan | 34 °C | 14 °C | 134 mm | 330 |
| Nawabshah · Pakistan | 43 °C | 9.6 °C | 165 mm | 316 |
| Hyderabad · Pakistan | 41 °C | 11 °C | 177 mm | 326 |
| Sinjhoro · Pakistan | 42 °C | 10 °C | 169 mm | 322 |
Where Arif Wala ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Asia in October | 6thof 50 | 36 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in May | 12thof 50 | 41 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia year-round | 13thof 50 | 34 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in May | 13thof 50 | 41 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in October | 18thof 50 | 36 °C |
| The warmest places in Asia in June | 39thof 50 | 41 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Arif Wala’s climate
When is the best time to visit Arif Wala?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, May is the warmest month and October the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Arif Wala get?
In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 41 °C. About 260 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 52 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 9.7 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Arif Wala?
August, averaging 25 mm over 3 days with rain. The driest month is October with 3 mm. The year as a whole averages 120 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 Arif Wala 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.