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When to go to Karachi
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When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Karachi has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in August, September and November to March.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in November to March.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): April to July and October.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to September.
- The warmest month is May (34°C) and the coolest January (24°C). The wettest is August (73 mm) and the driest April (1 mm); about 202 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.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, dry
- FebMild–warm, dry
- MarMild–warm, dry
- AprHot
- MayHot
- JunHot
- JulHot
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctHot
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Karachi
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 15°C | 6 mm | 51% | 38% | 4.4 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 26°C | 16°C | 3 mm | 55% | 26% | 5.3 | 24°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| March | 30°C | 20°C | 3 mm | 62% | 23% | 6.3 | 27°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| April | 32°C | 23°C | 1 mm | 68% | 21% | 7 | 31°C | Hot |
| May | 34°C | 26°C | 17 mm | 73% | 20% | 7.1 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 34°C | 28°C | 17 mm | 73% | 38% | 6.5 | 37°C | Hot |
| July | 32°C | 27°C | 44 mm | 76% | 64% | 5.3 | 39°C | Hot |
| August | 31°C | 26°C | 73 mm | 78% | 60% | 5.2 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 31°C | 25°C | 21 mm | 75% | 34% | 5.8 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 32°C | 23°C | 9 mm | 66% | 13% | 5.6 | 34°C | Hot |
| November | 30°C | 20°C | 1 mm | 54% | 21% | 4.6 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 26°C | 17°C | 7 mm | 47% | 34% | 4.1 | 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.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
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- Tando Allahyar184 kmGood for going: December to February
- Tando Bago197 kmGood for going: December to February
- Nawabshah207 kmGood for going: November to February
- Sinjhoro222 kmGood for going: December to February
- Larkana323 kmGood for going: November to February
- Sukkur366 kmGood for going: November to February
- Rahim Yar Khan513 kmGood for going: November to February
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