Arifwala climate

Arifwala is warmest in June, with average highs of 40 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.0 °C. July is the wettest month (71 mm) and November the driest (5.1 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Arifwala averages 305 mm of rain and 275 days above 25 °C.

Pakistan · population 854,462 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 13°
  2. Feb 16°
  3. Mar 22°
  4. Apr 28°
  5. May 33°
  6. Jun 35°
  7. Jul 33°
  8. Aug 32°
  9. Sep 31°
  10. Oct 27°
  11. Nov 21°
  12. Dec 15°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month June 40 °C
  • Coldest month January 7.0 °C
  • Driest month November 5 mm
  • Wettest month July 71 mm
  • Least cloud October 8 % cloud
  • Hottest on record May 47 °C
  • Coldest on record January 1.5 °C

What to expectArifwala through the year

Arifwala has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 20 °C in January to 40 °C in June, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 275 days a year reach 25 °C, 222 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 71 mm against 5 mm in November — 14 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 19.6 °C 12 mm 31 %
February 22.8 °C 15 mm 31 %
March 28.5 °C 18 mm 31 %
April 35.3 °C 14 mm 29 %
May 40.0 °C 14 mm 21 %
June 40.1 °C 35 mm 19 %
July 37.6 °C 71 mm 39 %
August 36.7 °C 64 mm 40 %
September 36.0 °C 42 mm 17 %
October 33.3 °C 9 mm 8 %
November 27.4 °C 5 mm 14 %
December 22.1 °C 6 mm 20 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 19.6 °C7.0 °C13.1 °C27.3 °C1.5 °C000
February 22.8 °C9.6 °C16.2 °C31.4 °C3.2 °C700
March 28.5 °C14.7 °C21.7 °C37.9 °C5.1 °C25100
April 35.3 °C20.4 °C28.2 °C43.6 °C10.2 °C30270
May 40.0 °C25.5 °C33.1 °C47.0 °C17.0 °C31310
June 40.1 °C28.6 °C34.6 °C46.7 °C22.0 °C30300
July 37.6 °C28.9 °C33.2 °C44.0 °C24.4 °C31310
August 36.7 °C28.3 °C32.4 °C43.3 °C23.5 °C31310
September 36.0 °C25.8 °C30.8 °C41.5 °C19.8 °C30290
October 33.3 °C20.1 °C26.6 °C39.6 °C13.6 °C31280
November 27.4 °C14.0 °C20.5 °C34.3 °C6.3 °C2550
December 22.1 °C8.8 °C15.2 °C28.0 °C1.9 °C400

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 12 mm210 h/day31 %67 %10 km/h
February 15 mm311 h/day31 %61 %12 km/h
March 18 mm412 h/day31 %53 %13 km/h
April 14 mm313 h/day29 %38 %14 km/h
May 14 mm314 h/day21 %32 %15 km/h
June 35 mm614 h/day19 %44 %15 km/h
July 71 mm1114 h/day39 %59 %15 km/h
August 64 mm1013 h/day40 %61 %14 km/h
September 42 mm612 h/day17 %57 %12 km/h
October 9 mm211 h/day8 %49 %11 km/h
November 5 mm111 h/day14 %56 %9.9 km/h
December 6 mm110 h/day20 %63 %10.0 km/h

How Arifwala 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
Arifwala 40 °C 7.0 °C 305 mm 275
Sahiwal · Pakistan 40 °C 6.7 °C 376 mm 272
Okara · Pakistan 40 °C 6.6 °C 414 mm 271
Sri Ganganagar · India 40 °C 6.4 °C 325 mm 276

Where Arifwala ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Arifwala’s climate

When is the best time to visit Arifwala?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, March, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Arifwala get?

In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 40 °C. About 222 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 7.0 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Arifwala?

July, averaging 71 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is November with 5 mm. The year as a whole averages 305 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 Arifwala rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
30.291°, 73.066° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
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.

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