Quetta Weather

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Balochistan as well as Pakistan is blessed with four seasons. Summer, Spring, Autumn, and Winter. Although the duration varies according to area wise. Somehow, summers are longer on average. Balochistan is the largest plateau. Because it is on the height so the atmosphere and temperature are different from all over Pakistan. Previously one of the coolest cities in Pakistan Ziarat and the hottest city in Pakistan Sibi both were in the same district. Nowadays the district is separated.

Quetta Weather Today

All four seasons of Quetta are very colorful and pleasant. Quetta temperature is modest. the average temperature of Quetta and the climate of Quetta are considered calm and attractive. The sun rises in Quetta and creates beautiful scenery because the city is fortified by the mountains as it is a valley.

Ziarat Quetta weather is different. Ziarat is colder than Quetta.

Does it rain Quetta?

The climate of Quetta is usually dry and clear, and the chance of rain is low. There is not much precipitation in the city. But the outskirts of the city are very rainy and colder than the urban areas.

Is Quetta hot or cold?

Quetta is cold and snowy in winter but it is for a short period of time usually December to March or sometimes it extends to the start of April. But the summers are long usually hot, clear, and dry. In summer sometimes the temperature rises to 48°C.

Summer in Quetta

Quetta temperature in summer is very moderate. Almost the summer starts in the mid of April and continues to the end of August. Quetta weather in summer is very dry and clear. The ratio of precipitation is very low in summer. The temperature of Quetta in summer ranges between 42 to 48 degrees centigrades. Quetta’s highest temperature was recorded at 50 degrees centigrades once in a blue moon.

The hottest months:

July +93 °F
August +91 °F
June +91 °F

Quetta and its surrounding area are lush green in these months. the fruit orchards are fully loaded in these months. people of Quetta used to visit these areas. There are many good places for tourism also.

People from all the other provinces of Pakistan come to Quetta to spend the summer because Sindh and Punjab are very hot in the summer. As summer in Quetta is very pleasant and moderate, people used to enjoy living here. Summer is also considered the Best Time to Visit Quetta.

Click here to see the month-wise report of Quetta’s weather

Winter in Quetta

Quetta is considered one of the coldest cities in Pakistan. Winter in Quetta starts at the end of November and ends in March, with average temperatures near 4 °C (39 °F) to 5 °C (41 °F). The date on which snowfall in Quetta or will it snow in Quetta? is not predictable, anyhow, the snowfall lasts for 2.6 months, from December to February. January is the coldest month in Quetta. January is called Quetta snowfall month. There is occasional snowfall with rainfall in the city.

On 28 January 1987, the highest temperature in Quetta 23.6 °C (74.5 °F) was recorded, and on 8 January 1970, the lowest temperature in Quetta was −18.3 °C (−0.9 °F). The most snow in Quetta is in January, with an average of 1.9 inches. February to December is considered the snowless period of the year, which lasts for about 9.5 months. Quetta temperature in winter is mild to serve cold with the chilled western breeze, which is dry almost.

People often ask Is there snowfall in Quetta? or Does Quetta have snow? Is there snowfall in Quetta today? Is there snow in Quetta, will it snow in Quetta, does Quetta have snow?

The answer is, commonly snowfall occurs in December, January, and February. Sometimes it starts in the mid of December. But normally it starts in the start or the mid of January and ends in February. In March the chance of snowfall is low as compared to the previous months.

The frequency and quantities vary every year. It has been observed that there was no snowfall for the entire winter period in a few years.

The coldest months:

January +48°F

December +54°F

February+54°F

In these months, Quetta and its outskirts are snowy white. the fruit orchards are fully dried with a wooden brown look all around. People of Quetta used to visit these areas. There are many good places for tourism also.

People from all the other provinces of Pakistan come to Quetta to spend Winter in Quetta and enjoy snowfall.

Quetta weather snowfall Video