Climate averages 1991–2020

Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan weather
in August.

A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 36.4°C Daytime mean, August
Average low 28.2°C Night-time mean, August
Rainfall 80 mm 12 days with ≥1 mm
Daylight 13 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
Every month in Sahiwal · average highYear overview

August is a very hot month in Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan: daytime highs average 36.4°C and nights cool to about 28.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 80 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes August a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 16 min on an average August day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Bahawalnagar (Punjab, 30.55°N 73.39°E), Pakistan (30 km away). In August its highs average 36.2°C, about as warm as Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan, with 84 mm of rain.

Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan ranks 62nd of 166 for the warmest August highs and 81st of 166 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 166 cities is 35.1°C; Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan is 1.3°C warmer than that mean.

From August to September, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 35.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 80 mm to 53 mm.

The annual picture

August in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 51015202530354045 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 1000

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 19.4°C7.1°C7.1°C142.510.410 h
February 22.6°C9.6°C9.6°C223.911.111 h
March 28.2°C14.7°C14.7°C234.112.012 h
April 35.1°C20.4°C20.4°C183.912.913 h
May 40.0°C25.6°C25.6°C174.913.714 h
June 40.0°C28.6°C28.6°C406.914.114 h
July 37.3°C28.8°C28.8°C8612.413.914 h
August, selected 36.4°C28.2°C28.2°C8011.713.313 h
September 35.8°C25.7°C25.7°C536.912.412 h
October 33.1°C20.1°C20.1°C9.82.011.411 h
November 27.2°C14.0°C14.0°C6.21.110.611 h
December 21.9°C8.7°C8.7°C7.31.210.210 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.

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August in nearby cities

Distance from Sahiwal

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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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Sahiwal) is explained once on the Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.