Climate averages 1991–2020
Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan weather
in January.
A mild, fairly dry month: the coolest and the joint 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan: daytime highs average 18.6°C and nights cool to about 6.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes January a fairly dry month (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 19 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sargodha (35 km away). In January its highs average 18.4°C, about as warm as Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan ranks joint 101st of 166 for the warmest January highs and joint 98th of 166 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 166 cities is 19.5°C; Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 41 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 18.6°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 20 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 21.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 41 | 5.2 | 11.011 h |
| March | 26.6°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 46 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.2°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 33 | 5.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.0°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 22 | 5.3 | 13.814 h |
| June | 40.0°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 49 | 7.4 | 14.214 h |
| July | 36.7°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 139 | 15.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 35.3°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 128 | 15.5 | 13.313 h |
| September | 34.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 65 | 8.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.9°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 20 | 3.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 26.1°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 12 | 1.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 21.1°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 14 | 1.9 | 10.110 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
January in nearby cities
- Sargodha in JanuaryPakistan · 35 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 5.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Jauharabad in JanuaryPakistan · 35 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 5.4°C · 22 mm rain
- Khushāb in JanuaryPakistan · 36 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 5.5°C · 22 mm rain
- Bhawana in JanuaryPakistan · 54 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 6.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Rabwah in JanuaryPakistan · 60 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Bhalwal in JanuaryPakistan · 62 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 6.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Chiniot in JanuaryPakistan · 67 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.6°C · 21 mm rain
- Jhang Sadr in JanuaryPakistan · 78 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 7.0°C · 15 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, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.