Key Takeaways
- July 2026 was the seventh-warmest in Pakistan’s recorded history.
- Nighttime temperatures were the fourth-warmest, with a mean of 26.1°C.
- Turbat, Balochistan, saw the highest temperature at 48.5°C on multiple days.
Pakistan experienced its seventh-warmest July since records began in 2026, according to data from the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
The national mean temperature for the month was 32°C, which is 0.7°C above the long-term average of 31.3°C.
Nighttime temperatures were particularly notable, ranking as the fourth-warmest on record with an average of 26.1°C, up by 0.8°C from the national average of 25.3°C.
The highest temperature recorded during July was at Turbat in Balochistan, where it reached 48.5°C on multiple days, including July 7, 12, 30, and 31.
Sibbi, also in Balochistan, had the warmest mean monthly maximum temperature of 44.8°C during the month.
The coldest night was recorded at Bagrote in Gilgit-Baltistan on July 26, with a temperature of 8°C, making it the coldest place in Pakistan that month.
Lahore Airport in Punjab saw the heaviest one-day rainfall, recording 252 millimetres on July 23.
Gujranwala, also in Punjab, received the most rain during July with a total of 607 millimetres.
The combination of above-average temperatures and slightly below-normal rainfall made July 2026 one of Pakistan’s warmest Julys on record.
