Chunian climate
Chunian is warmest in May, with average highs of 40 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 6.3 °C. July is the wettest month (123 mm) and November the driest (5.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Chunian averages 488 mm of rain and 268 days above 25 °C.
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Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month May 40 °C
- Coldest month January 6.3 °C
- Driest month November 5 mm
- Wettest month July 123 mm
- Least cloud October 10 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 48 °C
- Coldest on record December 0.6 °C
What to expectChunian through the year
Chunian has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 19 °C in January to 40 °C in May, a swing of 21 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 268 days a year reach 25 °C, 215 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 48 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 123 mm against 5 mm in November — 23 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.9 °C | 20 mm | 35 % |
| February | 22.2 °C | 28 mm | 35 % |
| March | 27.9 °C | 27 mm | 36 % |
| April | 34.9 °C | 20 mm | 33 % |
| May | 39.6 °C | 18 mm | 25 % |
| June | 39.4 °C | 54 mm | 23 % |
| July | 35.9 °C | 123 mm | 43 % |
| August | 35.0 °C | 114 mm | 44 % |
| September | 34.7 °C | 61 mm | 20 % |
| October | 32.4 °C | 11 mm | 10 % |
| November | 26.6 °C | 5 mm | 17 % |
| December | 21.4 °C | 7 mm | 23 % |
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 | 18.9 °C | 6.3 °C | 12.3 °C | 26.8 °C | 1.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 22.2 °C | 9.0 °C | 15.5 °C | 32.0 °C | 2.0 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 27.9 °C | 13.8 °C | 20.9 °C | 37.9 °C | 5.1 °C | 24 | 10 | 0 |
| April | 34.9 °C | 19.5 °C | 27.5 °C | 43.6 °C | 9.8 °C | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| May | 39.6 °C | 24.5 °C | 32.5 °C | 47.6 °C | 16.0 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 39.4 °C | 27.5 °C | 33.7 °C | 46.5 °C | 21.8 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 35.9 °C | 27.4 °C | 31.6 °C | 43.1 °C | 23.6 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| August | 35.0 °C | 26.8 °C | 30.7 °C | 42.5 °C | 21.4 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| September | 34.7 °C | 24.7 °C | 29.5 °C | 40.8 °C | 17.8 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| October | 32.4 °C | 19.2 °C | 25.6 °C | 38.5 °C | 12.4 °C | 31 | 26 | 0 |
| November | 26.6 °C | 13.1 °C | 19.5 °C | 33.1 °C | 5.8 °C | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| December | 21.4 °C | 8.0 °C | 14.3 °C | 27.5 °C | 0.6 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 mm | 3 | 10 h/day | 35 % | 70 % | 10 km/h |
| February | 28 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 35 % | 64 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 27 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 36 % | 56 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 20 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 33 % | 40 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 18 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 25 % | 33 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 54 mm | 8 | 14 h/day | 23 % | 47 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 123 mm | 16 | 14 h/day | 43 % | 67 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 114 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 44 % | 70 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 61 mm | 8 | 12 h/day | 20 % | 64 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 11 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 10 % | 53 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 5 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 17 % | 59 % | 10 km/h |
| December | 7 mm | 1 | 10 h/day | 23 % | 66 % | 10 km/h |
How Chunian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chunian | 40 °C | 6.3 °C | 488 mm | 268 |
| Kasur · Pakistan | 39 °C | 6.0 °C | 549 mm | 263 |
| Okara · Pakistan | 40 °C | 6.6 °C | 414 mm | 271 |
| Lahore · Pakistan | 39 °C | 6.1 °C | 608 mm | 257 |
| Shekhupura · Pakistan | 39 °C | 6.1 °C | 655 mm | 259 |
| Sahiwal · Pakistan | 40 °C | 6.7 °C | 376 mm | 272 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Chunian.
QuestionsCommon questions about Chunian’s climate
When is the best time to visit Chunian?
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, May is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Chunian get?
In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 40 °C. About 215 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 48 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 6.3 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Chunian?
July, averaging 123 mm over 16 days with rain. The driest month is November with 5 mm. The year as a whole averages 488 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 Chunian 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.