Karachi weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇰 Pakistan · major coastal city · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Karachi is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with March and November close behind. Karachi averages about 3,204 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 3 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,204
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 202 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 12.1M
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Karachi?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Karachi is February, then March and November. The dullest month is May (76/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Karachi?
Karachi is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,204 hours of sunshine a year. February (98/100) is noticeably better than May (76). It ranks #10 of 22 destinations in Pakistan for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,051 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 68% of the year's 202 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 97 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 6 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 98 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 3 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| March | 98 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 3 mm | 9 | 24° / 75°F |
| April | 88 | 33° / 91°F | 23° / 73°F | 1 mm | 10 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 26° / 79°F | 17 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 28° / 82°F | 17 mm | 9 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 90 | 32° / 90°F | 28° / 82°F | 44 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 85 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 73 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 94 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 21 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 96 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 9 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 98 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 17° / 63°F | 7 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
Sea temperature in Karachi by month
The sea off Karachi is warmest in July at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 21°C / 70°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ahmedabad India · 592 km · best in Jan · 3,112 h sun/yr
- Surat India · 710 km · best in Jan · 2,904 h sun/yr
- Multan Pakistan · 723 km · best in Nov · 2,897 h sun/yr
- Zahedan Iran · 800 km · best in Oct · 3,764 h sun/yr
- Mumbai India · 874 km · best in Jan · 2,753 h sun/yr
- Jaipur India · 891 km · best in Jan · 3,104 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nawabshah Pakistan · 191 km · 3,266 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Bhuj India · 312 km · 3,003 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Khuzdar Pakistan · 325 km · 3,689 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Sukkur Pakistan · 353 km · 3,236 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Kandla India · 359 km · 3,001 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Karachi compares month by month: Karachi vs Ahmedabad · Karachi vs Surat · Karachi vs Multan · all comparisons
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