Quetta, Pakistan features a continental semi-arid climate with a large variation between summer and winter temperatures. The highest temperature recorded in Quetta was 42 °C (108 °F) on 10 July 1998.[1] The lowest temperature in Quetta is −18.3 °C (−0.9 °F) which was recorded on 8 January 1970.[1]
hSummer starts in late May and continues until early September with average temperatures ranging from 24 °C (75 °F) to 26 °C (79 °F). Autumn starts in late September and continues until mid-November with average temperatures of 12 °C (54 °F) to 18 °C (64 °F). Winter starts in late November and ends in late March, with average temperatures near 4 °C (39 °F) to 5 °C (41 °F). Spring starts in early April and ends in late May, with average temperatures close to 15 °C (59 °F).[2][3] Unlike most of Pakistan, however, Quetta does not have a monsoon of sustained, heavy rainfall. The highest rainfall during a 24-hour period is 113 millimetres (4.4 in) recorded on 17 December 2000;[1] the highest monthly rainfall is 232.4 millimetres (9.15 in), which was recorded in March 1982;[1] and the highest annual rainfall recorded is 949.8 millimetres (37.39 in) in 1982.[1] A lot of precipitation in winter is snow, falling mostly in December, January and February.[2]
Climate data for Quetta (1991-2020)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
23.6 (74.5)
26.7 (80.1)
31.1 (88.0)
35.0 (95.0)
39.4 (102.9)
41.5 (106.7)
42.0 (107.6)
40.6 (105.1)
38.3 (100.9)
34.0 (93.2)
36.0 (96.8)
25.0 (77.0)
42.0 (107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
11.8 (53.2)
14.0 (57.2)
19.5 (67.1)
25.9 (78.6)
31.4 (88.5)
35.5 (95.9)
36.8 (98.2)
35.4 (95.7)
31.9 (89.4)
26.0 (78.8)
19.6 (67.3)
14.6 (58.3)
25.2 (77.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
4.8 (40.6)
7.1 (44.8)
12.5 (54.5)
17.9 (64.2)
23.0 (73.4)
27.3 (81.1)
29.2 (84.6)
27.5 (81.5)
22.8 (73.0)
16.5 (61.7)
11.0 (51.8)
6.5 (43.7)
17.2 (62.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−1.9 (28.6)
0.3 (32.5)
5.1 (41.2)
10.0 (50.0)
14.6 (58.3)
19.0 (66.2)
21.6 (70.9)
19.7 (67.5)
13.6 (56.5)
7.0 (44.6)
1.9 (35.4)
−1.4 (29.5)
9.1 (48.4)
Record low °C (°F)
−18.3 (−0.9)
−16.7 (1.9)
−8.3 (17.1)
−3.9 (25.0)
−0.3 (31.5)
5.0 (41.0)
8.9 (48.0)
3.3 (37.9)
−0.6 (30.9)
−8.3 (17.1)
−13.3 (8.1)
−18.3 (−0.9)
−18.3 (−0.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
55.0 (2.17)
58.4 (2.30)
49.5 (1.95)
40.0 (1.57)
17.8 (0.70)
3.2 (0.13)
8.8 (0.35)
4.9 (0.19)
4.2 (0.17)
4.5 (0.18)
19.3 (0.76)
34.6 (1.36)
300.2 (11.83)
Average snowfall cm (inches)
22 (8.7)
17 (6.6)
3.0 (1.2)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0.51 (0.2)
14 (5.4)
56.51 (22.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
5.0
5.7
5.4
4.1
1.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.4
0.6
1.7
2.7
29.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours
220.1
209.05
232.5
273.0
334.8
327.0
313.1
313.1
294.0
306.9
279.0
238.7
3,341.25
Source 1: NOAA,[4]Hong Kong Observatory (altitude: 1589 m) (only snow inch, sun)[5]
Source 2: PMD[6]
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