The climate of Faisalabad features hot, humid summers and dry, cool winters. June is the hottest month with average maximum temperatures of 40.5°C, while January is the coldest with average minimums of 19.4°C. Most of the annual rainfall of 375mm occurs in July and August during monsoon season. Buildings in Faisalabad are designed for this semi-arid climate, with features like avoiding massive structures to reduce heating and cooling needs given the hot summers and dry winters. Climate change is also affecting architecture, as buildings now must be designed to withstand unpredictable future weather conditions over their 60-year lifespans.
2. CLIMATE OF FAISALABAD
The climate of Faisalabad features a semi-arid climate (BWh)[1] in
Köppen-Geiger classification with very hot and humid summers and dry
cool winters. The average maximum and minimum temperatures in June
are 40.5 °C (104.9 °F) and 26.9 °C (80.4 °F). In January the average
minimum and maximum are 19.4 °C (66.9 °F) and 4.1 °C (39.4 °F).[2]
The summer season starts in mid-April and continues until late October.
May and June are the hottest months, while July, August and the first half
of September can be oppressively humid, except for the days when it
rains. June is the hottest month in Faisalabad, when conditions are dry
and dust storms are common. The coldest month is January, which is
also a dry month with significant foggy days. The fog is particularly dense
at night and in early morning hours. The winter season starts in
November and continues until early February.[2] Spring begins after mid-
February and lasts usually until late March, when temperatures begin to
rise and conditions become drier and sunnier. The average annual
rainfall is only about 375 millimetres (14.8 in), which is highly seasonal
since approximately half of the yearly rainfall takes place in July and
August during the monsoon season.
3. A milder climate will reduce the
durability of building materials and
affect the indoor climate of
buildings. Warmer summers will
introduce a greatClimate has ever
been a problem in the design of
buildings, and its control a major
factor governing architecture. The
shape of buildings has been
greatly influenced by the
requirements of climate, because
climate imposes limitations-the
problem of designing buildings
that are in harmony with the
climate.er need for cooling.
CLIMATIC EFFECT ON ARCHITECTURE
4. ARCHITECTURE OF FAISALABAD
Buildingsof faisalabad are not so massive
Some of the famous buildings of faisalabad are Clock tower,faisalabad art
council,serena hotel,gateways towers.
These buildings are not so massive , its climate features a semi arid with very
hot humid summers and dry cool winters
The average maximum and minimum temperatures in June are 40.5 °C (104.9
°F) and 26.9 °C (80.4 °F).
Buildings and roads etc. must be designed for future climate conditions. The first
large impact that the climate changes have had on architecture is how the
buildings need to be detailed and what has to go into the walls. The climate
changes have made an increasingly unpredictability about the current weather and
how it might become in the future. When a building is built it is supposed be
constructed for use for an average of 60 years. With buildings lasting this long in
the past it was not as big of an issue because the climate stayed very similar so
the buildings were built for the current climates. But due to the current climate
changes that are happening currently buildings have to be constructed in a very
different style. These buildings either have to be built so that everything can either
be changed out to be able to cheaply change the building for current problems
such as the weather becoming colder or hotter. Or the buildings need to be built in
predictions to cover most any types of climate or even natural disasters.