Climate averages 1991–2020
Rahim Yar Khan weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Rahim Yar Khan: daytime highs average 41.8°C and nights cool to about 26.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.0 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 33 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saddiqabad (21 km away). In May its highs average 41.9°C, about as warm as Rahim Yar Khan, with 5.6 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Rahim Yar Khan ranks 32nd of 166 for the warmest May highs and joint 32nd of 166 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 166 cities is 39.0°C; Rahim Yar Khan is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 42.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.0 mm to 8.2 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
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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Saddiqabad in MayPakistan · 21 kmHigh 41.9°C · Low 26.6°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Khanpur in MayPakistan · 43 kmHigh 41.9°C · Low 26.4°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Zahir Pir in MayPakistan · 49 kmHigh 41.4°C · Low 26.7°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Daharki in MayPakistan · 72 kmHigh 42.1°C · Low 26.5°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Mirpur Mathelo in MayPakistan · 86 kmHigh 42.2°C · Low 26.5°C · 5.2 mm rain
- Ghotki in MayPakistan · 107 kmHigh 42.1°C · Low 26.6°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Kandhkot in MayPakistan · 112 kmHigh 41.9°C · Low 26.6°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Ahmadpur East in MayPakistan · 123 kmHigh 40.9°C · Low 26.7°C · 7.6 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.