Multan climate
Multan is warmest in June, with average highs of 41 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.4 °C. July is the wettest month (72 mm) and November the driest (3.6 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Multan averages 295 mm of rain and 275 days above 25 °C.
Pakistan · population 2,169,915 · 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 June 41 °C
- Coldest month January 7.4 °C
- Driest month November 4 mm
- Wettest month July 72 mm
- Least cloud October 7 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 49 °C
- Coldest on record January 0.7 °C
What to expectMultan through the year
Multan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 20 °C in January to 41 °C in June, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 275 days a year reach 25 °C, 223 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 49 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 72 mm against 4 mm in November — 20 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.0 °C | 11 mm | 28 % |
| February | 23.0 °C | 16 mm | 29 % |
| March | 28.6 °C | 19 mm | 32 % |
| April | 35.3 °C | 13 mm | 28 % |
| May | 40.4 °C | 12 mm | 19 % |
| June | 41.0 °C | 26 mm | 17 % |
| July | 38.5 °C | 72 mm | 34 % |
| August | 37.1 °C | 65 mm | 35 % |
| September | 36.1 °C | 42 mm | 15 % |
| October | 33.3 °C | 8 mm | 7 % |
| November | 27.5 °C | 4 mm | 14 % |
| December | 22.3 °C | 8 mm | 20 % |
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 | 20.0 °C | 7.4 °C | 13.4 °C | 26.5 °C | 0.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 23.0 °C | 9.8 °C | 16.3 °C | 32.2 °C | 2.4 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 28.6 °C | 15.0 °C | 21.8 °C | 37.7 °C | 5.4 °C | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| April | 35.3 °C | 20.6 °C | 28.2 °C | 43.6 °C | 11.1 °C | 30 | 27 | 0 |
| May | 40.4 °C | 25.7 °C | 33.3 °C | 48.9 °C | 17.5 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 41.0 °C | 29.3 °C | 35.3 °C | 48.2 °C | 22.3 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 38.5 °C | 29.6 °C | 34.1 °C | 44.8 °C | 24.2 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 37.1 °C | 28.7 °C | 32.9 °C | 43.7 °C | 22.8 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| September | 36.1 °C | 26.2 °C | 30.9 °C | 42.1 °C | 19.2 °C | 30 | 29 | 0 |
| October | 33.3 °C | 20.3 °C | 26.6 °C | 38.8 °C | 13.5 °C | 31 | 28 | 0 |
| November | 27.5 °C | 14.2 °C | 20.6 °C | 34.3 °C | 7.0 °C | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| December | 22.3 °C | 9.2 °C | 15.4 °C | 28.2 °C | 3.0 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 mm | 2 | 10 h/day | 28 % | 65 % | 11 km/h |
| February | 16 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 29 % | 59 % | 12 km/h |
| March | 19 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 32 % | 53 % | 14 km/h |
| April | 13 mm | 3 | 13 h/day | 28 % | 39 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 12 mm | 3 | 14 h/day | 19 % | 32 % | 15 km/h |
| June | 26 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 17 % | 42 % | 16 km/h |
| July | 72 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 34 % | 57 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 65 mm | 9 | 13 h/day | 35 % | 60 % | 15 km/h |
| September | 42 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 15 % | 58 % | 13 km/h |
| October | 8 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 7 % | 51 % | 11 km/h |
| November | 4 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 14 % | 56 % | 11 km/h |
| December | 8 mm | 1 | 10 h/day | 20 % | 63 % | 10 km/h |
How Multan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multan | 41 °C | 7.4 °C | 295 mm | 275 |
| Bahawalpur · Pakistan | 41 °C | 7.7 °C | 216 mm | 280 |
| Layyah · Pakistan | 41 °C | 7.1 °C | 447 mm | 266 |
| Jhang Sadr · Pakistan | 40 °C | 6.6 °C | 440 mm | 267 |
| Arifwala · Pakistan | 40 °C | 7.0 °C | 305 mm | 275 |
Where Multan ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in February | 12thof 50 | 96/100 |
| Places with the best weather in the world in February | 19thof 50 | 96/100 |
| The warmest places in Asia in June | 37thof 50 | 41 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in June | 37thof 50 | 41 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Multan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Multan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Multan?
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 Multan get?
In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 41 °C. About 223 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 49 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 7.4 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Multan?
July, averaging 72 mm over 10 days with rain. The driest month is November with 4 mm. The year as a whole averages 295 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 Multan 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.