Climate averages 1991–2020
Paharpur 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 Paharpur: daytime highs average 39.1°C and nights cool to about 24.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 47 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dera Ismail Khan (31 km away). In May its highs average 39.7°C, 0.6°C warmer than Paharpur, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Paharpur ranks joint 109th of 166 for the warmest May highs and joint 96th of 166 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 166 cities is 39.0°C; Paharpur is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 40.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 59 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
Paharpur climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 19 | 3.4 | 10.310 h |
| February | 21.2°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 40 | 5.5 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.4°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 49 | 7.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 35 | 5.7 | 12.913 h |
| May, selected | 39.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 20 | 5.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 40.5°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 59 | 8.0 | 14.214 h |
| July | 36.5°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 158 | 15.3 | 14.014 h |
| August | 34.7°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 143 | 15.4 | 13.313 h |
| September | 33.9°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 61 | 8.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 14 | 2.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.9°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 11 | 1.9 | 10.511 h |
| December | 21.0°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 11 | 2.0 | 10.110 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
- Dera Ismail Khan in MayPakistan · 31 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 25.5°C · 21 mm rain
- Bhakkar in MayPakistan · 54 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 24.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Mianwali in MayPakistan · 74 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 21 mm rain
- Bannu in MayPakistan · 104 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 22.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Jauharabad in MayPakistan · 125 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 24 mm rain
- Layyah in MayPakistan · 127 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 25.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan in MayPakistan · 129 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 22 mm rain
- Khushāb in MayPakistan · 132 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 23.5°C · 24 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 Paharpur) is explained once on the Paharpur year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.