Climate of Faisalabad
31°15′0″N 73°03′0″E / 31.25000°N 73.05000°E The climate of Faisalabad features a semi-arid climate (BSh) in Köppen-Geiger classification, bordering a humid subtropical climate (Cwa) with very hot and humid summers and dry cool winters. The average maximum and minimum temperatures in June are 45.5 °C (113.9 °F) and 26.9 °C (80.4 °F). In January the average minimum and maximum are 19.4 °C (66.9 °F) and 4.1 °C (39.4 °F).
The summer season starts in mid-April and continues until late October. May and June are the hottest months, while July, August and the first half of September can be oppressively humid, except for the days when it rains. June is the hottest month in Faisalabad, when conditions are dry and dust storms are common. The coldest month is January, which is also a dry month with significant foggy days. The fog is particularly dense at night and in early morning hours. The winter season starts in November and continues until early February. Spring begins after mid-February and lasts usually until late March, when temperatures begin to rise and conditions become drier and sunnier. The average annual rainfall is only about 602 millimetres (23.7 in), which is highly seasonal since approximately half of the yearly rainfall takes place in June, July, August and September during the monsoon season.
| Climate data for Faisalabad (2021) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.6 (79.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
38 (100) |
44 (111) |
47.5 (117.5) |
48 (118) |
46.1 (115.0) |
42 (108) |
41.1 (106.0) |
40 (104) |
36.1 (97.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
48 (118) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
34.2 (93.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
41.0 (105.8) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
36.6 (97.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4 (25) |
−2 (28) |
1 (34) |
7 (45) |
13 (55) |
17 (63) |
19 (66) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9 (48) |
2 (36) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−4 (25) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) |
28 (1.1) |
33 (1.3) |
44 (1.7) |
51 (2.0) |
89 (3.5) |
169 (6.7) |
147 (5.8) |
72 (2.8) |
35 (1.4) |
22 (0.9) |
8 (0.3) |
668 (26.3) |