Climate averages 1991–2020
Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan weather
in May.
A very hot, fairly dry month: one of the warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan: daytime highs average 40.0°C and nights cool to about 25.6°C. By daytime temperature it is one of the warmest months of the year.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 41 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bahawalnagar (Punjab, 30.55°N 73.39°E), Pakistan (30 km away). In May its highs average 40.0°C, about as warm as Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan ranks joint 70th of 166 for the warmest May highs and joint 80th of 166 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 166 cities is 39.0°C; Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs stay level at 40.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 40 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
Sahiwal (Punjab, 30.67°N 73.10°E), Pakistan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.4°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 14 | 2.5 | 10.410 h |
| February | 22.6°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 22 | 3.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 28.2°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 23 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 18 | 3.9 | 12.913 h |
| May, selected | 40.0°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 17 | 4.9 | 13.714 h |
| June | 40.0°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 40 | 6.9 | 14.114 h |
| July | 37.3°C28.8°C | 28.8°C | 86 | 12.4 | 13.914 h |
| August | 36.4°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 80 | 11.7 | 13.313 h |
| September | 35.8°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 53 | 6.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 33.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 9.8 | 2.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 27.2°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 6.2 | 1.1 | 10.611 h |
| December | 21.9°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 7.3 | 1.2 | 10.210 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.
Compare places
May in nearby cities
- Bahawalnagar (Punjab, 30.55°N 73.39°E), Pakistan in MayPakistan · 30 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 25.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Okara in MayPakistan · 37 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 25.4°C · 18 mm rain
- Arifwala in MayPakistan · 42 kmHigh 40.1°C · Low 25.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Chichawatni in MayPakistan · 42 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Kamalia in MayPakistan · 44 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 25.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Pakpattan in MayPakistan · 45 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 25.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Dipalpur in MayPakistan · 53 kmHigh 40.0°C · Low 25.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Renala Khurd in MayPakistan · 53 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 25.3°C · 18 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 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.