Climate averages 1991–2020
Bannu weather
in January.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Bannu: daytime highs average 16.6°C and nights cool to about 4.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 14 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khōst (75 km away). In January its highs average 10.9°C, 5.8°C cooler than Bannu, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Bannu ranks joint 143rd of 166 for the warmest January highs and joint 102nd of 166 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 166 cities is 19.5°C; Bannu is 2.9°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.1°C to 18.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 45 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
Bannu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Khōst in JanuaryAfghanistan · 75 kmHigh 10.9°C · Low -2.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Mianwali in JanuaryPakistan · 98 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 6.5°C · 25 mm rain
- Kohat in JanuaryPakistan · 103 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 3.2°C · 29 mm rain
- Paharpur in JanuaryPakistan · 104 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Dera Ismail Khan in JanuaryPakistan · 131 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 6.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Gardez in JanuaryAfghanistan · 145 kmHigh 0.2°C · Low -7.7°C · 42 mm precipitation
- Peshawar in JanuaryPakistan · 145 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 3.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Bhakkar in JanuaryPakistan · 157 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 6.3°C · 18 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.