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6th hottest Oct recorded in 66 years

Our Correspondent November 05, 2026 Less than a minute read

A passerby splashes water on his face from a hand pump to cool off amid scorching heat in Saddar, as residents brace themselves for the sweltering peak summer months ahead. Photo: Jalal Qureshi/Express

KARACHI:

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), in its monthly climate report for October, has revealed that the country's average temperature was recorded 1.2 degrees Celsius above normal whereas the month of October 2026 was the sixth-hottest October in Pakistan in the past 66 years.

According to the report, the country's average temperature during October stood at 25.2 degrees Celsius, while the average nighttime temperature was 2.3 degrees Celsius above normal. In terms of warmer nights, October 2026 ranked as the third-hottest in the past 66 years. The average maximum daytime temperature was recorded at 32.1 degrees Celsius.

The country received an average rainfall of 9.2 millimetres during the month.