Climate averages 1991–2020
Rahim Yar Khan weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Rahim Yar Khan: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 30 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saddiqabad (21 km away). In October its highs average 34.8°C, about as warm as Rahim Yar Khan, with 2.8 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Rahim Yar Khan ranks joint 38th of 166 for the warmest October highs and 19th of 166 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 166 cities is 32.3°C; Rahim Yar Khan is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 5.7°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.2 mm to 2.4 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Saddiqabad in OctoberPakistan · 21 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.3°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Khanpur in OctoberPakistan · 43 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 20.5°C · 4.0 mm rain
- Zahir Pir in OctoberPakistan · 49 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.1°C · 3.7 mm rain
- Daharki in OctoberPakistan · 72 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Mirpur Mathelo in OctoberPakistan · 86 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Ghotki in OctoberPakistan · 107 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.4°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Kandhkot in OctoberPakistan · 112 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 21.6°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Ahmadpur East in OctoberPakistan · 123 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 20.9°C · 4.9 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.