Climate in Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Bahawalpur, Pakistan has a desert climate. The annual average temperature is about 24.2°C, with around 3431 hours of sunshine; the national rainfall baseline is roughly 300 mm across 28 rainy days a year. The warmest month is Jul (highs near 38°C) and the coldest is Jan (lows near 10.4°C). These are deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast or measured station data. Temperature and sunshine follow the city's latitude; rainfall and the climate zone come from a country-level baseline that every city in the country shares (refined by region in the United States, Canada and Australia), so they do not show local differences. Check current conditions with an official meteorological service before travel.

Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Bahawalpur is classified as Desert. The classification combines the city’s own temperature range, which follows its latitude, with a rainfall pattern taken at country level for Pakistan — so cities in the same country usually share a zone.

The rainfall baseline for Pakistan is about 300 mm a year over roughly 28 rainy days, with the wettest month Jan and the driest Jul. This figure is not specific to Bahawalpur: every city in Pakistan carries the same baseline, so it will not show the difference between, say, a dry inland city and a wet coastal one. Use an official meteorological service for local rainfall.

Bahawalpur sees an estimated 3431 hours of sunshine a year, concentrated in the warmer months around Jul.

By temperature and rainfall, the most comfortable months in Bahawalpur are Jan, Feb, Dec. Conditions vary year to year — verify with a current forecast before booking.

Bahawalpur has a climate comfort score of 64/100, a comfortable year-round climate by this measure. The score weights mild temperatures most, then rainfall balance, sunshine, low seasonality, and the absence of extreme winter cold or summer heat.