Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Days above 35 °C

Days above 35 °C in 2014: 50.4 days in Afghanistan and 118.6 days in Pakistan, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Pakistan, by 68.2 days, or 2.35 times that in Afghanistan.

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days a year · CMIP6

AfghanistanPakistanCMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road)models’ 10th–90th percentile

What the numbers say

Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Afghanistan at 70.5 days and Pakistan at 147.6 days in 2100.

Every year

days a year · CMIP6

Year	Afghanistan	Pakistan
2014	50.4	118.6
2013	50.1	117.5
2012	49.2	117.5
2011	49.9	118
2010	47.4	114.3
2009	48.6	115.3
2008	47.7	115.4
2007	47.4	112.5
2006	48.3	112.9
2005	48.4	114.9
2004	47.9	116.1
2003	47.1	114.6
2002	49.3	115.9
2001	46.7	114.4
2000	47.9	114.6
1999	47.8	114.2
1998	46.6	111.7
1997	46.6	112
1996	45.2	108.3
1995	43.9	110
1994	43.7	108.6
1993	42.4	107.2
1992	41.6	105.2
1991	45	110.6
1990	45.1	110.7
1989	45.4	110.9
1988	44.5	109.8
1987	44.4	108.3
1986	43.4	108.7
1985	43.2	105.6
1984	43	108
1983	40.5	104.7
1982	43.3	108
1981	44.4	109.5
1980	43.7	109.7
1979	44.6	108.7
1978	43.4	108.6
1977	41.1	106.5
1976	42.9	108.2
1975	41.7	105
1974	42.2	108.8
1973	40.9	108
1972	42.2	104.5
1971	40.9	106.2
1970	41.2	106.5
1969	40.7	105.8
1968	41.2	104.4
1967	42.7	106.4
1966	41.5	106.4
1965	41.3	106
1964	41.3	103
1963	42	104.3
1962	42.3	106.7
1961	43.4	108.7
1960	42.6	108.7
1959	42.1	110.4
1958	43.9	108.5
1957	43.1	110.7
1956	42.1	108.8
1955	42.1	108.3
1954	42.9	107
1953	42.4	107.6
1952	43.5	108.9
1951	43	108.1
1950	43.8	110.5

CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100

Year	Afghanistan	Pakistan
2015	52.144.5–59.7	122100.8–136.6
2016	52.145.1–59.4	119.5104.9–132
2017	5243.4–58.8	119.999.5–134.3
2018	50.744.2–58.6	119.7103–133.8
2019	52.245.5–60.7	118.997.2–133.8
2020	53.546.5–62.5	122.8105–136.3
2021	53.344.4–62.3	122.9103.2–138.2
2022	52.145–61.7	120.7101.9–136.4
2023	55.744.7–63.7	123.3104.8–138.8
2024	55.345.9–63.6	124.4105.4–139.1
2025	55.647.5–63.6	123.8102.8–139.1
2026	53.344.3–64.8	122.5101.9–141.8
2027	55.447.5–63.3	124.4101.5–141
2028	55.545.6–64	124.8103.6–140.2
2029	53.845.7–62.7	126.499.2–141.6
2030	55.648–63.7	122.5103.5–140.1
2031	56.448.4–64.2	122.7105.6–139.9
2032	56.747.8–66	126104–143.9
2033	56.947.3–67	125.9106.6–144.1
2034	59.248.8–68.7	130.9113.2–147.8
2035	58.549–68.2	127.1107.6–143.6
2036	57.749.1–66.8	125.5108.3–143.4
2037	5950.4–71	130.7112.4–147.9
2038	59.249.5–66.7	130.9108.6–144.9
2039	58.249.5–67	128.6110.2–144.9
2040	59.150.7–69.2	133.2115.1–146.1
2041	57.648.2–67.1	127.2108.3–143.5
2042	60.451–69.8	134.6112.8–150.7
2043	58.248.9–69.5	131.6112.5–149.3
2044	58.449.6–68.7	128.2108.1–145.9
2045	6150.4–71.3	133.4116.7–148.7
2046	6050.9–70.5	133.8109–151.1
2047	61.852.4–71.3	134.6110–150.9
2048	61.954.2–70.7	136117.1–152.3
2049	61.351.4–71.6	133.3115.2–152.5
2050	63.253–73.1	138.4119.4–157.4
2051	63.152–73.1	138115.5–158.2
2052	63.852.9–73.8	138.3120.3–155.3
2053	62.652.8–72.6	137.4117.7–155.8
2054	63.553.8–72.5	137116–152.4
2055	64.455.4–74.1	139.6120–157.2
2056	6354–73.3	135.8117.3–154.1
2057	64.655.1–74.7	141.5119.5–158.8
2058	63.754.8–75.4	137.1114.3–154.7
2059	62.555.1–71	141.4122.6–156.6
2060	6654.6–75.5	142.5124.1–158.6
2061	64.956.6–73.5	142.3123.2–157.4
2062	66.155.6–75.9	141.3118.8–161.2
2063	65.757.7–77.1	143.1125.6–160.6
2064	65.455.9–77.1	140.7119.8–163.5
2065	66.456.6–77.1	141.1121.5–159.3
2066	66.557.7–77.5	143.8122.5–163.4
2067	68.857.1–79.6	144.2125.9–162.3
2068	66.956.9–77.3	143.2126–162.2
2069	66.857.2–77.5	144.7119.8–163.2
2070	66.758.4–77.3	143.7126.5–163
2071	67.257.2–78.2	145.5121.8–164.4
2072	67.255.9–79.7	147.1125.5–165.1
2073	68.757.2–79.9	149.2122.1–164.7
2074	68.658.3–78.1	145.8126.7–162.2
2075	67.558.4–79.8	145.1126.2–160.5
2076	68.356.9–80.8	145.7126.4–165.9
2077	67.857–78.4	146.1126.2–164.4
2078	66.655.3–82.4	146.5121.4–164.4
2079	67.157–79.5	144.6122.7–161
2080	67.858.3–80.6	148.2123.7–166.4
2081	67.856.6–81	145.8122.2–167
2082	69.358.7–81.5	146123.3–168.8
2083	69.559.1–81.2	148.3127–167.4
2084	70.160.5–81	150.5128.5–167.6
2085	68.358.1–83.7	149.9126.1–170.8
2086	68.957.9–81	146.3124.2–165
2087	70.761.8–82.2	149.9124.3–167.3
2088	70.858.9–81.9	149.3127.9–169.7
2089	70.560.5–82.3	148.9129.6–166.7
2090	69.959.6–83.2	150.3131.5–166.7
2091	70.659.8–81.6	151.1128.4–168.7
2092	70.860.2–82.7	150.5129.8–170.2
2093	71.161.4–80.6	151.6131.8–167.9
2094	71.161–84.6	151.5130.4–168.6
2095	72.359.4–82.8	152.5130.6–169.2
2096	71.660.6–84.1	150.8124.2–169
2097	69.558.6–81.6	149.4130.3–167.5
2098	7260.3–84.5	151.7125.4–168.2
2099	70.458.4–83.3	151.6124.4–170.6
2100	70.558.4–84.4	147.6125.2–167.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

Days in a year whose highest temperature passes 35 °C, averaged over the country.
Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.

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