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When to go to Islamabad

Twelve months of averages for Islamabad, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Islamabad has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February, March and October to December.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in October to December.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): April to September.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July and August.
The warmest month is June (40°C) and the coolest January (17°C). The wettest is July (220 mm) and the driest November (18 mm); about 1,002 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Islamabad: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprHot
MayHot
JunHot
JulWet
AugWet
SeptHot
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Islamabad

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Islamabad by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	17°C	5°C	40 mm	46%	47%	2.9	23°C	Cool
February	20°C	7°C	90 mm	53%	54%	3.5	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	25°C	12°C	88 mm	52%	52%	4.8	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	32°C	17°C	59 mm	45%	53%	6	31°C	Hot
May	38°C	23°C	62 mm	32%	47%	7	35°C	Hot
June	40°C	27°C	112 mm	33%	48%	7	37°C	Hot
July	37°C	27°C	220 mm	57%	62%	5.9	39°C	Wet
August	34°C	25°C	184 mm	67%	57%	5.4	39°C	Wet
September	33°C	22°C	80 mm	59%	36%	5.4	37°C	Hot
October	30°C	16°C	24 mm	45%	25%	4.7	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	24°C	11°C	18 mm	40%	38%	3.4	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	19°C	7°C	25 mm	40%	43%	2.8	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

17°C

5°C

40 mm

46%

47%

2.9

23°C

Cool

February

20°C

7°C

90 mm

53%

54%

3.5

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

25°C

12°C

88 mm

52%

4.8

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

32°C

17°C

59 mm

45%

53%

31°C

Hot

May

38°C

23°C

62 mm

32%

47%

35°C

Hot

June

40°C

27°C

112 mm

33%

48%

37°C

Hot

July

37°C

27°C

220 mm

57%

62%

5.9

39°C

Wet

August

34°C

25°C

184 mm

67%

57%

5.4

39°C

Wet

September

33°C

22°C

80 mm

59%

36%

5.4

37°C

Hot

October

30°C

16°C

24 mm

45%

25%

4.7

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

24°C

11°C

18 mm

40%

38%

3.4

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

19°C

7°C

25 mm

40%

43%

2.8

25°C

Mild to warm and dry