Muzaffarabad weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇰 Pakistan · city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Muzaffarabad is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with November and September close behind. Muzaffarabad averages about 2,727 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 30 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,727
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 852 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 725k
- Elevation
- 819 m
When is the best time to visit Muzaffarabad?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Muzaffarabad is October, then November and September. The dullest month is January (42/100, 55 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Muzaffarabad?
Muzaffarabad gets a lot of sun: around 2,727 hours a year. 48 Sunshine Score points separate October (90) from January (42), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #20 of 22 destinations in Pakistan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,051 hours. The year's 852 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 4° / 39°F | 55 mm | 2 |
| February | 45 | 15° / 59°F | 5° / 41°F | 94 mm | 3 |
| March | 77 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 97 mm | 5 |
| April | 79 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 89 mm | 6 |
| May | 77 | 33° / 91°F | 19° / 66°F | 53 mm | 8 |
| June | 50 | 36° / 97°F | 23° / 73°F | 68 mm | 9 |
| July | 43 | 36° / 97°F | 24° / 75°F | 125 mm | 8 |
| August | 58 | 34° / 93°F | 23° / 73°F | 125 mm | 8 |
| September | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 55 mm | 7 |
| October | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 30 mm | 5 |
| November | 89 | 22° / 72°F | 9° / 48°F | 31 mm | 3 |
| December | 67 | 17° / 63°F | 6° / 43°F | 30 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Islamabad Pakistan · 108 km · best in Nov · 3,035 h sun/yr
- Srinagar India · 123 km · best in Oct · 2,619 h sun/yr
- Sialkot Pakistan · 216 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
- Jammu India · 221 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
- Amritsar India · 316 km · best in Oct · 2,795 h sun/yr
- Lahore Pakistan · 324 km · best in Nov · 2,795 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Peshawar Pakistan · 187 km · 2,970 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Gilgit Pakistan · 191 km · 2,532 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Skardu Pakistan · 216 km · 2,127 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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