Annual Area-Weighted Rainfall (2024) of Pakistan and Sub-Regions
Region Rank (of 63) Normal (mm) Average (mm) Departure (percent) Comment
Pakistan 58 297.6 390 31 07th highest (record 526.9 mm in 2022)
Azad Jammu & Kashmir 14 939.4 816.7 -13 14th driest (record 698.7 mm in 2007)
Balochistan 61 159.9 290.7 82 04th highest (record 409.4 mm in 2022)
Gilgit Baltistan 27 193.6 170.6 -12 27th driest (record 77.5 mm in 1971)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 37 684.2 711.7 4 28th highest (record 995.9 mm in 2015)
Punjab 43 387 454.8 18 22nd highest (record 642.3 mm in 2015)
Sindh 56 171.9 334.3 94 09th highest (record 741.6 mm in 2022)
Source: State of Pakistan Climate, 2024
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