design: Ibrahim Yahya
Pakistan experienced its seventh wettest year since 1961 in 2024, with national rainfall surging 31% above the long-term average, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 report.
The country received 390.0 mm of rainwell above the 297.6 mm averagebut the yearly total masked dramatic monthly fluctuations, from record-breaking downpours to severe droughts.
The year began with an alarming 72% rainfall deficit in January, followed by a sharp recovery in February and March.
April shattered records as the wettest in over six decades, with 164% more rain than usual.
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