Climate averages 1991–2020
Bannu weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the joint 8th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Bannu: daytime highs average 23.7°C and nights cool to about 11.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khōst (75 km away). In March its highs average 17.6°C, 6.1°C cooler than Bannu, with 74 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Bannu ranks 143rd of 166 for the warmest March highs and 119th of 166 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 166 cities is 27.7°C; Bannu is 4.1°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.5°C to 30.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 52 mm to 42 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Khōst in MarchAfghanistan · 75 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 4.4°C · 74 mm rain
- Mianwali in MarchPakistan · 98 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 13.1°C · 59 mm rain
- Kohat in MarchPakistan · 103 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 9.9°C · 69 mm rain
- Paharpur in MarchPakistan · 104 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.9°C · 49 mm rain
- Dera Ismail Khan in MarchPakistan · 131 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.5°C · 51 mm rain
- Gardez in MarchAfghanistan · 145 kmHigh 7.3°C · Low -0.9°C · 72 mm rain
- Peshawar in MarchPakistan · 145 kmHigh 23.0°C · Low 9.9°C · 85 mm rain
- Bhakkar in MarchPakistan · 157 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.0°C · 51 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.