Climate averages 1991–2020
Rahim Yar Khan weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Rahim Yar Khan: daytime highs average 37.1°C and nights cool to about 21.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes April a very dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 50 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saddiqabad (21 km away). In April its highs average 37.2°C, about as warm as Rahim Yar Khan, with 4.9 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Rahim Yar Khan ranks joint 45th of 166 for the warmest April highs and 44th of 166 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 166 cities is 34.1°C; Rahim Yar Khan is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 4.7°C to 41.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 6.0 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Rahim Yar Khan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.6°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 7.2 | 1.4 | 10.611 h |
| February | 24.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 9.3 | 1.6 | 11.211 h |
| March | 30.4°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 11 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 37.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 6.0 | 1.7 | 12.813 h |
| May | 41.8°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 6.0 | 2.1 | 13.514 h |
| June | 42.2°C29.6°C | 29.6°C | 8.2 | 2.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 39.6°C29.5°C | 29.5°C | 40 | 5.0 | 13.814 h |
| August | 37.7°C28.3°C | 28.3°C | 56 | 5.6 | 13.213 h |
| September | 37.0°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 21 | 2.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 34.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 11.512 h |
| November | 29.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 2.4 | 0.6 | 10.811 h |
| December | 23.7°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 6.6 | 0.9 | 10.410 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
April in nearby cities
- Saddiqabad in AprilPakistan · 21 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Khanpur in AprilPakistan · 43 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 21.5°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Zahir Pir in AprilPakistan · 49 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 21.9°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Daharki in AprilPakistan · 72 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 22.0°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Mirpur Mathelo in AprilPakistan · 86 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 22.1°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Ghotki in AprilPakistan · 107 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Kandhkot in AprilPakistan · 112 kmHigh 37.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Ahmadpur East in AprilPakistan · 123 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 21.5°C · 8.2 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 Rahim Yar Khan) is explained once on the Rahim Yar Khan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.