Lahore climate
Lahore is warmest in May, with average highs of 39 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 6.1 °C. July is the wettest month (156 mm) and November the driest (7.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Lahore averages 608 mm of rain and 257 days above 25 °C.
Pakistan · population 13,004,135 · 1991–2020 normals
- Warmest month May 39 °C
- Coldest month January 6.1 °C
- Driest month November 7 mm
- Wettest month July 156 mm
- Least cloud October 12 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 47 °C
- Coldest on record January 0.6 °C
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1 °C | 29 mm | 38 % |
| February | 21.1 °C | 42 mm | 38 % |
| March | 26.7 °C | 36 mm | 39 % |
| April | 33.7 °C | 28 mm | 35 % |
| May | 39.1 °C | 19 mm | 28 % |
| June | 39.0 °C | 66 mm | 25 % |
| July | 34.8 °C | 156 mm | 44 % |
| August | 33.4 °C | 140 mm | 45 % |
| September | 33.1 °C | 61 mm | 21 % |
| October | 31.3 °C | 14 mm | 12 % |
| November | 25.9 °C | 7 mm | 19 % |
| December | 20.6 °C | 11 mm | 26 % |
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 | 18.1 °C | 6.1 °C | 11.8 °C | 25.9 °C | 0.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 21.1 °C | 8.6 °C | 14.7 °C | 29.4 °C | 1.7 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 26.7 °C | 13.2 °C | 19.9 °C | 37.2 °C | 5.2 °C | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| April | 33.7 °C | 18.6 °C | 26.3 °C | 43.7 °C | 8.7 °C | 29 | 23 | 0 |
| May | 39.1 °C | 23.6 °C | 31.7 °C | 47.4 °C | 15.3 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 39.0 °C | 26.8 °C | 33.2 °C | 46.9 °C | 20.8 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 34.8 °C | 26.6 °C | 30.6 °C | 43.3 °C | 22.4 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| August | 33.4 °C | 25.9 °C | 29.5 °C | 39.4 °C | 22.0 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| September | 33.1 °C | 23.8 °C | 28.3 °C | 39.5 °C | 16.8 °C | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| October | 31.3 °C | 18.4 °C | 24.6 °C | 37.1 °C | 11.6 °C | 30 | 23 | 0 |
| November | 25.9 °C | 12.5 °C | 18.8 °C | 31.9 °C | 5.8 °C | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 20.6 °C | 7.6 °C | 13.7 °C | 26.7 °C | 2.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 38 % | 73 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 42 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 38 % | 69 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 36 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 39 % | 61 % | 13 km/h |
| April | 28 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 35 % | 45 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 19 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 28 % | 35 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 66 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 25 % | 48 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 156 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 44 % | 73 % | 13 km/h |
| August | 140 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 45 % | 78 % | 11 km/h |
| September | 61 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 21 % | 73 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 14 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 12 % | 59 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 7 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 19 % | 63 % | 10 km/h |
| December | 11 mm | 2 | 10 h/day | 26 % | 68 % | 10 km/h |
How Lahore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore | 39 °C | 6.1 °C | 608 mm | 257 |
| Muridke · Pakistan | 39 °C | 5.9 °C | 706 mm | 254 |
| Shekhupura · Pakistan | 39 °C | 6.1 °C | 655 mm | 259 |
| Kamoke · Pakistan | 39 °C | 5.7 °C | 826 mm | 250 |
| Kasur · Pakistan | 39 °C | 6.0 °C | 549 mm | 263 |
| Amritsar · India | 39 °C | 5.7 °C | 767 mm | 251 |
| Gujranwala · Pakistan | 39 °C | 5.8 °C | 935 mm | 247 |
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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.