Islamabad weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇰 Pakistan · major city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Islamabad is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with October and April close behind. Islamabad averages about 3,035 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 18 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,035
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 1,002 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 3.4M
- Elevation
- 535 m
When is the best time to visit Islamabad?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Islamabad is November, then October and April. The dullest month is June (15/100, 112 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Islamabad?
Islamabad is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,035 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate November (94) from June (15), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #12 of 22 destinations in Pakistan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,051 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 51% of the annual 1,002 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 67 | 17° / 63°F | 5° / 41°F | 40 mm | 3 |
| February | 81 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 90 mm | 4 |
| March | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 88 mm | 6 |
| April | 86 | 32° / 90°F | 17° / 63°F | 59 mm | 8 |
| May | 34 | 38° / 100°F | 23° / 73°F | 62 mm | 9 |
| June | 15 | 40° / 104°F | 27° / 81°F | 112 mm | 9 |
| July | 35 | 37° / 99°F | 27° / 81°F | 220 mm | 8 |
| August | 56 | 34° / 93°F | 25° / 77°F | 184 mm | 8 |
| September | 74 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 80 mm | 7 |
| October | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 16° / 61°F | 24 mm | 5 |
| November | 94 | 24° / 75°F | 11° / 52°F | 18 mm | 3 |
| December | 85 | 19° / 66°F | 7° / 45°F | 25 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sialkot Pakistan · 182 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
- Srinagar India · 187 km · best in Oct · 2,619 h sun/yr
- Jammu India · 210 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
- Lahore Pakistan · 270 km · best in Nov · 2,795 h sun/yr
- Amritsar India · 276 km · best in Oct · 2,795 h sun/yr
- Kabul Afghanistan · 352 km · best in Oct · 3,497 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Muzaffarabad Pakistan · 108 km · 2,727 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Peshawar Pakistan · 131 km · 2,970 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Faisalabad Pakistan · 243 km · 2,735 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Islamabad compares month by month: Islamabad vs Kabul · Islamabad vs Srinagar · Islamabad vs Sialkot · Islamabad vs Jammu · all comparisons
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