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Pakistan Monsoon 2025 Rainfall Update Pakistan
Meteorological Department-CDPC (10th September
2025) (Contact: info.cdpc@pmd.gov.pk,
pmdcdpc@yahoo.com) |
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Monsoon progress
Highlights (26th June to 10th September): This year monsoon season set on 26th June
2025 over Pakistan, five days earlier than its normal date (1st July).
However, excessive monsoon rainfall occurred in the last week of June, a near
average rainfall in the month of July and August. Moreover, a heavy rainfall
observed in last ten days of August caused severe flood situations in
northern Pakistan. In first ten days heavy rainfall occurred in Punjab and
Sindh and caused flooding situations also in Sindh. More rainfall in
September turns the rainfall deviations to above average for Pakistan and the
regions. 26-30 June 2025 During the period an excessive amount of rainfall
occurred as whole in Pakistan i.e. 17.1mm (+219.9%). Most of the excessive
rain areas were Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as compared
to the regions AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan where the rainfall was below average
during the period. 1-31 July 2025 During the period, the national rainfall was largely
above average with 63.3mm (22.8%) across Pakistan as a whole. The situation
was similar in the regions too, i.e. AJK with 197.7mm (13.7%), Punjab with
163.5mm (+57.3%), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
with 115.2mm (4.5%), Balochistan with 39.3mm (+32.5%), Gilgit-Baltistan with 20.2mm
(52%), all recorded excessively above average rainfall. Whereas the regions
The Sindh with 31.6mm(-47.5%) was the only region to
observe a near average rainfall with negative departure of (-1%). 1-31 August 2025 During the period, the national rainfall was near average
with 56.2mm (17.3%) across Pakistan as a whole. A diverse situation was
observed in the regions, i.e. Gilgit-Baltistan with 24.1mm (+47.6%) was
above average, Punjab with 103.3 mm (35.2%), Balochistan with 27.8mm (+28.8%)
was above average, whereas AJK with 167.1 mm (+12.4%), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
with 111.2mm (+5.9%) exhibited near average
rainfall. The Sindh, with 54.2 mm (-24.5%), was the
only region observed below average rainfall. 1-10 September 2025 During the period, the national rainfall was a largely
above average with 28.2mm (+138.7%) across Pakistan as a whole. A diverse
situation was observed in the regions, i.e. Sindh with 76.9mm (+462.5%) and Punjab
with 39.7mm(+102.4%) was largely above average, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 28.1(+36.2%), Gilgit-Baltistan with 7.9mm
(+34.9%), and Balochistan with 4.8(+27.1%) were above average,
Whereas AJK with 34.9 mm (+13.1%) was observed slightly above average
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Daily Rainfall July
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Daily Rainfall August
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Monsoon Damages
According to NDMA web link https://www.ndma.gov.pk/sitrepm about 928 humans lost their lives including 526 male, 152
female and 250 children during 26 June to 10 September 2025. Whereas 1,051
people also have been injured during the period because of heavy rainfall and
flash floods. Moreover about 8,182 houses have been damaged, and 6,508livestock
have been effected.
Note: Calculations are provisional