Worker spreading red chillies to dry under the sun at Kunri Mirch Mandi

Weather & Seasons

Live Kunri weather and the red chilli season

Mirch Mandi runs on the weather. Here are real-time conditions for Kunri, District Umerkot, plus how the red chilli crop behaves through all four seasons.

Live Conditions

Right now at Mirch Mandi, Kunri

Temperature, humidity, wind and a five-day rain outlook, updated straight from the Open-Meteo weather service for Kunri's coordinates.

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Kunri, District Umerkot, Sindh

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Drying, grading and mandi arrivals of red chilli depend on the weather — rain probability shown per day. Source: Open-Meteo.

Hourly Detail

Next 24 hours, hour by hour

Temperature, humidity and rainfall for Kunri through the coming day — the three readings that decide whether chilli goes out to dry or stays under cover.

Four Seasons

The red chilli year in Kunri

Sowing, ripening, picking and drying each follow the weather. This is what every season means for growers, traders and buyers at our shop.

Spring

Bahar

February – March

Typical climate: 20 – 33°C, dry days, cool nights, very little rain
Red chilli situation: Peak harvest and peak arrivals; The main picking runs at full speed. Sun-drying yards fill up, colour is at its best and the Kunri mandi sees its heaviest daily arrivals of the year.

What we advise: Best window for buyers to secure Grade A colour lots; growers should sort and sell in steady batches rather than holding everything back.

Summer

Garma

April – June

Typical climate: 35 – 48°C, intense sun, hot dry winds
Red chilli situation: Late lots, drying and storage; Tail-end pickings dry quickly in the extreme heat. Focus shifts to moisture control, grading and warehouse storage, plus seed selection for the next sowing.

What we advise: Keep sacks on raised stacking in ventilated shade — over-drying and heat can dull colour and increase breakage.

Monsoon

Barsat

July – September

Typical climate: 30 – 40°C, humid, sudden heavy showers
Red chilli situation: Nursery and transplanting; Nurseries are raised and seedlings transplanted into the fields once the first rains settle. Stored chilli is the risk point — humidity can cause mould and colour loss.

What we advise: Watch daily rain probability before opening drying yards; buyers should check moisture certificates on every stored lot.

Autumn & Winter

Khizan aur Sarma

October – January

Typical climate: 8 – 30°C, clear skies, cold nights, occasional fog
Red chilli situation: Crop growth, ripening and first picking; Plants flower and set fruit, chillies turn from green to deep red, and the earliest pickings reach the mandi from late December onward as prices are discovered for the new season.

What we advise: Cold nights and fog can slow ripening — early lots often carry a premium, so track the daily rate before committing volume.

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