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Monthly climate in Karachi, Pakistan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karachi features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (67 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 207 mm (8.1 inches) and receives 19 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karachi enjoys an average of 3887 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 36 minutes to 13 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Karachi, Pakistan §

The warmest months in Karachi are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 22 °C (67 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karachi experiences 275 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Karachi, Pakistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(78°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Karachi, Pakistan §

Karachi usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 5 rainy days and 55 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karachi are April, May and November. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Karachi, Pakistan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 10 (0.4) 54 (2.1) 81 (3.2) 31 (1.2) 19 (0.7) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 6 3 1 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Karachi, Pakistan §

The sunniest months in Karachi are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karachi: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Karachi, Pakistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 250 293 339 351 373 355 339 334 318 326 300 303
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 46m 11h 18m 12h 0m 12h 44m 13h 20m 13h 38m 13h 29m 12h 57m 12h 15m 11h 32m 10h 55m 10h 36m

Solar UV radiation in Karachi, Pakistan §

Karachi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Karachi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Karachi, Pakistan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 6 8 10 11 11 10 12 12 10 10 7 6