Climate averages 1991–2020
Bannu weather
in May.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Bannu: daytime highs average 36.4°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 50 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khōst (75 km away). In May its highs average 28.9°C, 7.4°C cooler than Bannu, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Bannu ranks 139th of 166 for the warmest May highs and joint 117th of 166 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 166 cities is 39.0°C; Bannu is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 38.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 23 mm to 48 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Khōst in MayAfghanistan · 75 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 14.2°C · 41 mm rain
- Mianwali in MayPakistan · 98 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Kohat in MayPakistan · 103 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 19.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Paharpur in MayPakistan · 104 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 24.9°C · 20 mm rain
- Dera Ismail Khan in MayPakistan · 131 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 25.5°C · 21 mm rain
- Gardez in MayAfghanistan · 145 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 11.1°C · 45 mm rain
- Peshawar in MayPakistan · 145 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 20.5°C · 32 mm rain
- Bhakkar in MayPakistan · 157 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 24.6°C · 21 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.