Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Chakwāl Pakistan

In Chakwāl, the summers are short, sweltering, humid, and clear and the winters are short, cold, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 101°F and is rarely below 31°F or above 108°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Chakwāl for hot-weather activities are from mid to late May and from early September to early October.

The hot season lasts for 2.9 months, from May 1 to July 28, with an average daily high temperature above 93°F. The hottest month of the year in Chakwāl is June, with an average high of 100°F and low of 76°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from December 2 to February 26, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Chakwāl is January, with an average low of 37°F and high of 62°F.

In Chakwāl, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Chakwāl begins around May 3 and lasts for 6.6 months, ending around November 20.

The clearest month of the year in Chakwāl is September, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 98% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 20 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around May 3.

The cloudiest month of the year in Chakwāl is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 37% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Chakwāl varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.5 months, from June 22 to September 8, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Chakwāl is July, with an average of 14.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.5 months, from September 8 to June 22. The month with the fewest wet days in Chakwāl is November, with an average of 1.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Chakwāl is July, with an average of 14.6 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 52% on July 26.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Chakwāl experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 11 months, from December 2 to October 21, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Chakwāl is July, with an average rainfall of 5.7 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.4 months, from October 21 to December 2. The month with the least rain in Chakwāl is November, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Chakwāl varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 9 hours, 59 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 4:59 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 13 minutes later at 7:12 AM on January 9. The earliest sunset is at 5:01 PM on December 4, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 19 minutes later at 7:21 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Chakwāl during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Chakwāl experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from June 10 to October 3, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 24% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Chakwāl is August, with 28.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 1, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Chakwāl experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from November 15 to July 27, with average wind speeds of more than 5.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Chakwāl is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.6 months, from July 27 to November 15. The calmest month of the year in Chakwāl is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Chakwāl varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.8 months, from June 7 to September 2, with a peak percentage of 52% on July 16. The wind is most often from the east for 1.1 months, from September 2 to October 4, with a peak percentage of 38% on September 2. The wind is most often from the north for 7.8 months, from October 4 to May 29, with a peak percentage of 51% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Chakwāl throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Chakwāl for general outdoor tourist activities is from late September to early November, with a peak score in the third week of October.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Chakwāl for hot-weather activities are from mid to late May and from early September to early October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Chakwāl typically lasts for 11 months (347 days), from around January 16 to around December 29, rarely starting after February 15, or ending before December 5.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Chakwāl should appear around January 28, only rarely appearing before January 21 or after February 3.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from April 23 to July 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Chakwāl is June, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from November 8 to February 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Chakwāl is December, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Chakwāl are 32.933 deg latitude, 72.859 deg longitude, and 1,716 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Chakwāl contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 144 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,704 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,093 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,451 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Chakwāl is covered by bare soil (51%), artificial surfaces (29%), and cropland (19%), within 10 miles by bare soil (79%) and cropland (20%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (55%) and cropland (38%).