Battagram climate

Battagram is warmest in June, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -0.1 °C. March is the wettest month (228 mm) and October the driest (37 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Battagram averages 1,386 mm of rain, 167 days above 25 °C and 34 days below freezing.

Pakistan · population 700,000 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar 11°
  4. Apr 17°
  5. May 22°
  6. Jun 26°
  7. Jul 26°
  8. Aug 25°
  9. Sep 23°
  10. Oct 19°
  11. Nov 13°
  12. Dec

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

  • Warmest month June 31 °C
  • Coldest month January -0.1 °C
  • Driest month October 37 mm
  • Wettest month March 228 mm
  • Least cloud October 24 % cloud
  • Hottest on record June 38 °C
  • Coldest on record January -8.3 °C

What to expectBattagram through the year

Battagram has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 9.5 °C in January to 31 °C in June, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 167 days a year reach 25 °C, 50 of them reach 30 °C, 34 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. March averages 228 mm against 37 mm in October — 6.2 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 9.5 °C 125 mm 49 %
February 11.0 °C 196 mm 55 %
March 16.4 °C 228 mm 56 %
April 22.8 °C 144 mm 52 %
May 27.9 °C 71 mm 43 %
June 30.9 °C 46 mm 30 %
July 29.8 °C 181 mm 48 %
August 28.6 °C 163 mm 48 %
September 27.8 °C 58 mm 28 %
October 24.4 °C 37 mm 24 %
November 19.3 °C 64 mm 34 %
December 14.1 °C 72 mm 39 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 9.5 °C-0.1 °C4.5 °C19.7 °C-8.3 °C0016
February 11.0 °C2.3 °C6.6 °C21.4 °C-6.9 °C007
March 16.4 °C6.0 °C11.3 °C28.5 °C-2.8 °C101
April 22.8 °C9.8 °C16.9 °C31.7 °C-0.4 °C1010
May 27.9 °C14.4 °C22.2 °C35.3 °C5.3 °C2490
June 30.9 °C18.9 °C25.8 °C37.9 °C12.1 °C29190
July 29.8 °C20.9 °C25.7 °C36.7 °C15.3 °C30130
August 28.6 °C20.1 °C24.6 °C33.9 °C14.7 °C3050
September 27.8 °C17.3 °C22.9 °C34.9 °C9.0 °C2830
October 24.4 °C11.8 °C18.5 °C31.4 °C3.6 °C1300
November 19.3 °C6.6 °C12.9 °C27.2 °C-4.4 °C101
December 14.1 °C2.3 °C7.9 °C24.4 °C-7.9 °C008

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 125 mm910 h/day49 %48 %7.1 km/h
February 196 mm1211 h/day55 %52 %6.4 km/h
March 228 mm1412 h/day56 %54 %7.4 km/h
April 144 mm1313 h/day52 %57 %8.5 km/h
May 71 mm1114 h/day43 %52 %8.4 km/h
June 46 mm914 h/day30 %53 %7.4 km/h
July 181 mm2114 h/day48 %74 %6.0 km/h
August 163 mm2113 h/day48 %79 %5.8 km/h
September 58 mm912 h/day28 %64 %6.4 km/h
October 37 mm511 h/day24 %49 %7.8 km/h
November 64 mm610 h/day34 %47 %8.5 km/h
December 72 mm69.9 h/day39 %46 %8.4 km/h

How Battagram 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
Battagram 31 °C -0.1 °C 1,386 mm 167
Muzaffarābād · Pakistan 32 °C -0.7 °C 1,271 mm 188
Mingora · Pakistan 32 °C -0.7 °C 1,388 mm 173
Abbottabad · Pakistan 30 °C -0.8 °C 1,456 mm 154
Dhirkot · Pakistan 27 °C -4.7 °C 1,548 mm 75
Tordher · Pakistan 38 °C 4.1 °C 1,148 mm 218
Mardan · Pakistan 38 °C 3.4 °C 862 mm 222

Where Battagram ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Battagram’s climate

When is the best time to visit Battagram?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, October 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 Battagram get?

In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 50 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 38 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average -0.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 34 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Battagram?

March, averaging 228 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is October with 37 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,386 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 Battagram 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
34.677°, 73.023° (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.

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.