Climate averages 1991–2020

Zahir Pir 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.

Average high 34.1°C Daytime mean, October
Average low 21.1°C Night-time mean, October
Rainfall 3.7 mm fewer than one day with ≥1 mm
Daylight 11 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
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October is a very hot month in Zahir Pir: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 21.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 3.7 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 Khanpur (23 km away). In October its highs average 34.7°C, 0.6°C warmer than Zahir Pir, with 4.0 mm of rain.

Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Zahir Pir ranks 48th of 166 for the warmest October highs and joint 31st of 166 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 166 cities is 32.3°C; Zahir Pir is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.

From October to November, average highs fall by 5.6°C to 28.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 3.7 mm to 2.7 mm.

The annual picture

October 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

Zahir Pir climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Zahir Pir, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 21.4°C8.8°C8.8°C6.61.510.511 h
February 24.4°C11.3°C11.3°C9.21.811.211 h
March 30.0°C16.3°C16.3°C122.012.012 h
April 36.5°C21.9°C21.9°C7.41.612.813 h
May 41.4°C26.7°C26.7°C6.12.013.614 h
June 41.9°C29.9°C29.9°C112.213.914 h
July 39.3°C29.9°C29.9°C426.213.814 h
August 37.4°C28.7°C28.7°C586.713.213 h
September 36.6°C26.6°C26.6°C232.912.412 h
October, selected 34.1°C21.1°C21.1°C3.70.811.511 h
November 28.5°C15.4°C15.4°C2.70.710.711 h
December 23.4°C10.5°C10.5°C5.80.810.310 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

Distance from Zahir Pir

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Zahir Pir) is explained once on the Zahir Pir year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.