Balochistan · Pakistan
Quetta
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Balochistan at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
- Local time
- Asia/Karachi
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 1,565,546
- Elevation
- 1,683 m
- Airports
- UET
- 9.7 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,270 km
- 2 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Quetta, month by month
- Jan10°
- Feb13°
- Mar18°
- Apr25°
- May30°
- Jun34°
- Jul35°
- Aug33°
- Sept29°
- Oct24°
- Nov18°
- Dec13°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 10°C in January to 35°C in July, with about 179 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for QuettaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Quetta
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBQuetta
1,270 km
2 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
From AUHQuetta
1,380 km
2 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Karachi
- Country
- Pakistan
- Currency
- Pakistani Rupee PKRToday's indicative rate: PKR 100 ≈ USD 0.361Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C, D and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 1122ambulance15police16fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +92 · On the left
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Balochistan at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)