Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dera Ghazi Khan features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 35 °C (96 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 47 °C (118 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 259 mm (10.2 inches) and receives 32 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dera Ghazi Khan enjoys an average of 3818 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 2 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Dera Ghazi Khan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 34 to 35 °C (94 - 96 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 17 °C (56 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dera Ghazi Khan experiences 251 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 25°C (78°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 45°C (114°F) | 47°C (117°F) | 47°C (118°F) | 45°C (113°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 29°C (85°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 46°C (115°F) | 46°C (114°F) | 44°C (111°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (72°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Average low | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 9°C (49°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (41°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan with other places around the world.
Dera Ghazi Khan usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 5 rainy days and 48 mm (1.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dera Ghazi Khan are October, November and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) | 9 (0.4) | 28 (1.1) | 14 (0.6) | 11 (0.4) | 21 (0.8) | 40 (1.6) | 52 (2.0) | 52 (2.0) | 7 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 6 (0.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Dera Ghazi Khan are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dera Ghazi Khan: January, November and December receive an average of 8 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 228 | 279 | 322 | 342 | 367 | 359 | 358 | 354 | 329 | 319 | 278 | 277 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 26m | 11h 6m | 11h 59m | 12h 54m | 13h 39m | 14h 2m | 13h 50m | 13h 10m | 12h 18m | 11h 24m | 10h 37m | 10h 14m |
Dera Ghazi Khan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dera Ghazi Khan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 |