Climate · Pakistan

Karachi

Hot and dry from April to July; warm and dry from December to February.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years24.9°N0 m above the sea
  1. Jan79°26°57°14°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  2. Feb82°28°60°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  3. Mar89°32°67°19°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  4. Apr95°35°74°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  5. May96°36°79°26°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun96°36°82°28°Rain on about one day a week.
  7. Jul93°34°82°28°Rain on about two days a week.
  8. Aug90°32°80°27°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep91°33°78°26°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct95°35°76°24°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov91°33°69°21°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  12. Dec83°28°61°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from April to July, with highs near 95°F and nights near 79°F. From December to February, highs are nearer 81°F. The rain comes from July to August, on about two days a week. October to June is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.The hot season runs from April to July, with highs near 35°C and nights near 26°C. From December to February, highs are nearer 27°C. The rain comes from July to August, on about two days a week. October to June is the driest stretch, with rain on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

Where Karachi sits

Asia/Karachi

this place
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Latitude
24.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
0 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Islamabad1144 km north-east

The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Karachi, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 79°F in January to 96°F in May and June.Highs from 26°C in January to 36°C in May and June.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in July (30% of days), driest in April and May (1%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in November (14% cover), cloudiest in July and August (59%).

Daylight

From 10h 37m in December to 13h 39m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Karachi, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool seasonAt its best
57°14°79°26°
no days18%10h 47m
FebruaryCool seasonAt its best
60°16°82°28°
no days16%11h 17m
March
67°19°89°32°
no days20%11h 58m
AprilHot season
74°23°95°35°
no days24%12h 43m
MayHot season
79°26°96°36°
no days21%13h 21m
JuneHot season
82°28°96°36°
1 day41%13h 39m
JulyHot season
82°28°93°34°
2 days59%13h 30m
August
80°27°90°32°
2 days59%12h 58m
September
78°26°91°33°
1 day37%12h 15m
October
76°24°95°35°
no days15%11h 30m
November
69°21°91°33°
no days14%10h 54m
DecemberCool season
61°16°83°28°
no days18%10h 37m

When is the best time to visit Karachi?


The best months are January to February: highs near 81°F, nights near 59°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are January to February: highs near 27°C, nights near 15°C, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Karachi?

May and June, with highs near 96°F and lows near 79°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 79°F.May and June, with highs near 36°C and lows near 26°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 26°C.

When does it rain most in Karachi?

July, with rain on about two days a week. April and May are the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Karachi?

From about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Karachi?

November, when cloud covers about 14% of the sky on average. July and August are the cloudiest, at about 59%.

Places with a year like Karachi's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Karachi's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Karachi's summer.

Elsewhere in Pakistan

All of Pakistan

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Karachi. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.