Climate averages 1991–2020
Rahim Yar Khan weather
in August.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Rahim Yar Khan: daytime highs average 37.7°C and nights cool to about 28.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 09 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saddiqabad (21 km away). In August its highs average 37.8°C, about as warm as Rahim Yar Khan, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Rahim Yar Khan ranks joint 24th of 166 for the warmest August highs and 32nd of 166 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 166 cities is 35.1°C; Rahim Yar Khan is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 37.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 56 mm to 21 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Saddiqabad in AugustPakistan · 21 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 28.3°C · 50 mm rain
- Khanpur in AugustPakistan · 43 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 28.4°C · 54 mm rain
- Zahir Pir in AugustPakistan · 49 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 28.7°C · 58 mm rain
- Daharki in AugustPakistan · 72 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 28.1°C · 47 mm rain
- Mirpur Mathelo in AugustPakistan · 86 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 28.0°C · 51 mm rain
- Ghotki in AugustPakistan · 107 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 28.2°C · 53 mm rain
- Kandhkot in AugustPakistan · 112 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 28.6°C · 44 mm rain
- Ahmadpur East in AugustPakistan · 123 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 28.8°C · 57 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.