Karachi climate
Karachi is warmest in May, with average highs of 34 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 14 °C. August is the wettest month (52 mm) and May the driest (0.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Karachi averages 134 mm of rain and 330 days above 25 °C.
Pakistan · population 11,624,219 · 1991–2020 normals
- Warmest month May 34 °C
- Coldest month January 14 °C
- Driest month May 1 mm
- Wettest month August 52 mm
- Least cloud November 12 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 43 °C
- Coldest on record February 7.7 °C
- Warmest sea June 30 °C
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.4 °C | 5 mm | 19 % |
| February | 26.5 °C | 5 mm | 18 % |
| March | 30.1 °C | 3 mm | 23 % |
| April | 32.9 °C | 1 mm | 21 % |
| May | 33.8 °C | 1 mm | 19 % |
| June | 33.4 °C | 8 mm | 38 % |
| July | 31.7 °C | 41 mm | 69 % |
| August | 30.5 °C | 52 mm | 67 % |
| September | 31.1 °C | 11 mm | 40 % |
| October | 33.0 °C | 3 mm | 13 % |
| November | 30.3 °C | 2 mm | 12 % |
| December | 26.3 °C | 3 mm | 17 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.4 °C | 14.3 °C | 19.4 °C | 29.6 °C | 8.0 °C | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 26.5 °C | 16.2 °C | 21.4 °C | 33.8 °C | 7.7 °C | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| March | 30.1 °C | 19.9 °C | 24.8 °C | 38.6 °C | 11.8 °C | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| April | 32.9 °C | 23.5 °C | 27.8 °C | 40.8 °C | 17.2 °C | 30 | 27 | 0 |
| May | 33.8 °C | 26.4 °C | 29.6 °C | 42.5 °C | 19.9 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| June | 33.4 °C | 27.8 °C | 30.2 °C | 43.2 °C | 24.8 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| July | 31.7 °C | 27.4 °C | 29.2 °C | 37.5 °C | 25.2 °C | 31 | 27 | 0 |
| August | 30.5 °C | 26.4 °C | 28.1 °C | 39.1 °C | 24.1 °C | 31 | 19 | 0 |
| September | 31.1 °C | 25.7 °C | 28.0 °C | 40.5 °C | 21.4 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| October | 33.0 °C | 23.6 °C | 28.0 °C | 40.6 °C | 18.5 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| November | 30.3 °C | 19.8 °C | 25.0 °C | 35.7 °C | 13.4 °C | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| December | 26.3 °C | 15.7 °C | 20.9 °C | 31.6 °C | 8.9 °C | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 19 % | 55 % | 18 km/h | 23.0 °C |
| February | 5 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 18 % | 57 % | 20 km/h | 22.9 °C |
| March | 3 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 23 % | 61 % | 23 km/h | 24.4 °C |
| April | 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 21 % | 65 % | 26 km/h | 26.5 °C |
| May | 1 mm | 0 | 13 h/day | 19 % | 72 % | 29 km/h | 28.5 °C |
| June | 8 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 38 % | 75 % | 29 km/h | 29.5 °C |
| July | 41 mm | 4 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 78 % | 28 km/h | 29.1 °C |
| August | 52 mm | 4 | 13 h/day | 67 % | 80 % | 26 km/h | 28.1 °C |
| September | 11 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 40 % | 76 % | 24 km/h | 27.7 °C |
| October | 3 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 13 % | 66 % | 20 km/h | 27.8 °C |
| November | 2 mm | 0 | 11 h/day | 12 % | 57 % | 18 km/h | 26.6 °C |
| December | 3 mm | 1 | 11 h/day | 17 % | 54 % | 17 km/h | 24.6 °C |
How Karachi compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi | 34 °C | 14 °C | 134 mm | 330 |
| Hyderabad · Pakistan | 41 °C | 11 °C | 177 mm | 326 |
| Arif Wala · Pakistan | 41 °C | 9.7 °C | 120 mm | 325 |
| Tando Bago · Pakistan | 40 °C | 11 °C | 230 mm | 339 |
| Nawabshah · Pakistan | 43 °C | 9.6 °C | 165 mm | 316 |
| Dadu · Pakistan | 44 °C | 9.7 °C | 204 mm | 308 |
| Sinjhoro · Pakistan | 42 °C | 10 °C | 169 mm | 322 |
Where Karachi ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia year-round | 2ndof 50 | 90/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world year-round | 8thof 50 | 90/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in January | 11thof 50 | 96/100 |
| The driest places in Asia in April | 11thof 50 | 0.7 mm |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in December | 13thof 50 | 99/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in March | 13thof 50 | 96/100 |
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Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.