Climate averages 1991–2020
Bannu weather
in August.
A hot, wet month: the 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a hot month in Bannu: daytime highs average 32.5°C and nights cool to about 25.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 178 mm of rain on roughly 17 days, which makes August a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 22 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khōst (75 km away). In August its highs average 27.5°C, 5.0°C cooler than Bannu, with 147 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Bannu ranks joint 138th of 166 for the warmest August highs and 137th of 166 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 166 cities is 35.1°C; Bannu is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 31.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 178 mm to 53 mm.
The annual picture
August 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
Bannu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.6°C4.5°C | 4.5°C | 21 | 4.3 | 10.210 h |
| February | 18.7°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 45 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| March | 23.7°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 52 | 8.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.1°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 42 | 7.1 | 13.013 h |
| May | 36.4°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 23 | 4.9 | 13.814 h |
| June | 38.6°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 48 | 6.9 | 14.314 h |
| July | 34.5°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 193 | 17.1 | 14.114 h |
| August, selected | 32.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 178 | 17.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 53 | 8.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 29.2°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 17 | 3.5 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.7°C11.0°C | 11.0°C | 13 | 2.3 | 10.510 h |
| December | 19.2°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 13 | 2.1 | 10.010 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
August in nearby cities
- Khōst in AugustAfghanistan · 75 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.8°C · 147 mm rain
- Mianwali in AugustPakistan · 98 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 26.5°C · 156 mm rain
- Kohat in AugustPakistan · 103 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 24.5°C · 155 mm rain
- Paharpur in AugustPakistan · 104 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 27.3°C · 143 mm rain
- Dera Ismail Khan in AugustPakistan · 131 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 27.6°C · 135 mm rain
- Gardez in AugustAfghanistan · 145 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 47 mm rain
- Peshawar in AugustPakistan · 145 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 25.1°C · 152 mm rain
- Bhakkar in AugustPakistan · 157 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 27.5°C · 135 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 Bannu) is explained once on the Bannu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.