Lahore weather by month & the best time to visit

🇵🇰 Pakistan · major city break · semi-arid climate

The best time to visit Lahore is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with December and January close behind. Lahore averages about 2,795 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in November.

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Sun hours / year

2,795

Sunniest month

November

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

591 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

13M

Elevation

217 m

When is the best time to visit Lahore?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Lahore is November, then December and January. The dullest month is May (0/100, 17 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Lahore?

Lahore gets a lot of sun: around 2,795 hours a year. 94 Sunshine Score points separate November (94) from May (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #18 of 22 destinations in Pakistan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,051 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 591 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Amritsar India · 43 km · best in Oct · 2,795 h sun/yr
• Sialkot Pakistan · 113 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Jammu India · 136 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Chandigarh India · 246 km · best in Nov · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Islamabad Pakistan · 270 km · best in Nov · 3,035 h sun/yr
• Srinagar India · 276 km · best in Oct · 2,619 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Adampur India · 129 km · 2,712 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Faisalabad Pakistan · 135 km · 2,735 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Pathankot India · 141 km · 2,868 h sun/yr · best in Oct

Head-to-head

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