Climate averages 1991–2020
Arifwala weather
in January.
A mild, very dry month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Arifwala: daytime highs average 19.6°C and nights cool to about 7.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 26 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Pakpattan (32 km away). In January its highs average 19.4°C, about as warm as Arifwala, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Arifwala ranks joint 72nd of 166 for the warmest January highs and joint 67th of 166 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 166 cities is 19.5°C; Arifwala is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 22.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Arifwala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 19.6°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 11 | 2.2 | 10.410 h |
| February | 22.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 15 | 3.0 | 11.111 h |
| March | 28.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 18 | 3.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.4°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 14 | 3.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 40.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 15 | 3.7 | 13.714 h |
| June | 40.2°C28.9°C | 28.9°C | 34 | 6.1 | 14.114 h |
| July | 37.6°C29.2°C | 29.2°C | 72 | 11.6 | 13.914 h |
| August | 36.7°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 65 | 10.2 | 13.213 h |
| September | 36.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 41 | 5.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 33.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 8.4 | 1.6 | 11.511 h |
| November | 27.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 5.7 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| December | 22.1°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 6.4 | 0.9 | 10.210 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Pakpattan in JanuaryPakistan · 32 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Bahawalnagar (Punjab, 30.00°N 73.25°E), Pakistan in JanuaryPakistan · 37 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 7.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan in JanuaryPakistan · 42 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Burewala in JanuaryPakistan · 42 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 7.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Bahawalnagar (Punjab, 30.55°N 73.39°E), Pakistan in JanuaryPakistan · 43 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.2°C · 14 mm rain
- Chichawatni in JanuaryPakistan · 45 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 7.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Chishtian in JanuaryPakistan · 58 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 7.6°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Haveli Lakha in JanuaryPakistan · 63 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 7.2°C · 14 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Arifwala) is explained once on the Arifwala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.