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Travel guide > Asia > Climate and weather of Pakistan
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Pakistan has a subtropical climate with a short rainy season and a long dry season.
Temperatures vary more in the north (18° in January, 40° in June) than in the south (25° in January, 33° in May). They are below zero in January and reach 10 to 15° in July in the mountains. Annual rainfall is higher in the north (900 mm) than in the center (90 mm) and in the south (200 mm).
Rainy season (July to August)
Temperatures reach 32 to 34° (they are milder in the mountains). Rainfall is abundant in the north, low in the center and moderate in the south. Hot winds regularly blow.
Dry season (September to June)
Temperatures drop until January (18° in the north, 25° in the south) and then rise sharply until May in the south (33°) and June in the north (40°). Rainfall is very low or nonexistent. Sunshine is moderate from December to February (six to seven hours a day) and high in April, May and June (ten to twelve hours a day). Dust storms sometimes pass through the country in March, April, May and June.
| When to go to Pakistan (pleasant climate) |
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The climate of Pakistan is pleasant during the following months :
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Average temperatures and rainfall
Faisalabad
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
19° |
22° |
27° |
33° |
38° |
40° |
min |
4° |
7° |
12° |
18° |
23° |
27° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
37° |
36° |
36° |
33° |
27° |
21° |
min |
27° |
27° |
24° |
17° |
10° |
5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
20 |
30 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
110 |
90 |
30 |
... |
... |
10 |
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Hyderabad
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
25° |
28° |
33° |
38° |
41° |
40° |
min |
11° |
13° |
18° |
22° |
26° |
27° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
37° |
36° |
36° |
37° |
31° |
26° |
min |
27° |
26° |
25° |
22° |
17° |
12° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
... |
10 |
... |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
60 |
20 |
... |
... |
... |
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Islamabad (Capital of Pakistan)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
18° |
19° |
23° |
30° |
35° |
39° |
min |
2° |
5° |
10° |
15° |
19° |
23° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
35° |
33° |
33° |
30° |
25° |
19° |
min |
24° |
23° |
20° |
13° |
7° |
3° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
50 |
70 |
90 |
60 |
30 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
260 |
310 |
100 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
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Karachi
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
26° |
27° |
31° |
34° |
35° |
35° |
min |
10° |
12° |
17° |
22° |
26° |
28° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
33° |
31° |
32° |
34° |
32° |
27° |
min |
27° |
26° |
25° |
21° |
16° |
11° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
10 |
10 |
... |
... |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
80 |
70 |
20 |
... |
... |
... |
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Lahore
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
19° |
21° |
27° |
33° |
38° |
40° |
min |
6° |
8° |
13° |
19° |
23° |
27° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
36° |
35° |
35° |
33° |
27° |
21° |
min |
26° |
26° |
24° |
18° |
11° |
6° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
20 |
20 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
200 |
160 |
60 |
10 |
... |
10 |
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Multan
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
21° |
23° |
24° |
35° |
40° |
42° |
min |
4° |
7° |
14° |
19° |
24° |
29° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
39° |
38° |
37° |
34° |
28° |
22° |
min |
29° |
28° |
25° |
18° |
10° |
5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
10 |
10 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
60 |
30 |
10 |
... |
... |
10 |
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Peshawar
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
18° |
19° |
23° |
30° |
35° |
40° |
min |
4° |
6° |
11° |
16° |
21° |
25° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
37° |
36° |
35° |
31° |
25° |
20° |
min |
26° |
25° |
22° |
16° |
9° |
5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
20 |
40 |
80 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
40 |
70 |
20 |
10 |
10 |
20 |
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Quetta
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
10° |
12° |
18° |
25° |
30° |
35° |
min |
-4° |
-1° |
3° |
8° |
11° |
15° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
35° |
34° |
31° |
25° |
19° |
13° |
min |
20° |
18° |
11° |
3° |
-2° |
-4° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
60 |
50 |
60 |
30 |
10 |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
10 |
10 |
... |
... |
10 |
10 |
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Rawalpindi
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
17° |
19° |
24° |
31° |
37° |
41° |
min |
4° |
6° |
11° |
16° |
21° |
25° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
37° |
35° |
34° |
32° |
26° |
20° |
min |
26° |
25° |
21° |
14° |
7° |
4° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
60 |
60 |
60 |
40 |
30 |
50 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
200 |
230 |
90 |
10 |
... |
30 |
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Sialkot
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
18° |
21° |
25° |
32° |
38° |
40° |
min |
5° |
6° |
11° |
17° |
21° |
25° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
35° |
33° |
33° |
31° |
26° |
20° |
min |
25° |
24° |
22° |
16° |
9° |
5° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
40 |
40 |
50 |
30 |
30 |
60 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
290 |
260 |
90 |
10 |
10 |
30 |
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Sukkur
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
23° |
27° |
32° |
38° |
42° |
43° |
min |
8° |
11° |
17° |
22° |
27° |
29° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
41° |
40° |
39° |
36° |
31° |
25° |
min |
29° |
28° |
26° |
22° |
15° |
10° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
... |
... |
10 |
... |
... |
... |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
30 |
20 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Pakistan are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Pakistan, a country located in Southeast Asia, is bordered by China to the north, by India to the east, by the Arabian Sea to the south, by Iran to the southwest and by Afghanistan to the west.
Capital: Islamabad
Area: 800 000 km²
Population: 196 000 000 inhabitants
Language: Urdu
Currency: Pakistani rupee
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