- Local time
- Asia/Karachi
- Country
- Pakistan
- Population
- 3,357,612
- Elevation
- 501 m
- Airports
- ISB
- 21 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 1,940 km
- 3 hrs · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Rawalpindi, month by month
- Jan17°
- Feb20°
- Mar25°
- Apr32°
- May38°
- Jun40°
- Jul37°
- Aug34°
- Sept33°
- Oct30°
- Nov24°
- Dec19°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: February, March and October to December.
Mean highs run from 17°C in January to 40°C in June, with about 1,002 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for RawalpindiModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
No airport with scheduled flights is listed for Rawalpindi itself; these are the nearest.
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBRawalpindi
1,940 km
3 hrs · Estimate
From AUHRawalpindi
2,050 km
3 hrs 10 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
The country's currency, plugs and emergency numbers, and the clock in Rawalpindi right now.
- 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
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