Islamabad is bathed in sunshine — 303 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Islamabad, Pakistan is a 4.9M-resident city with 303 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 47.9 µg/m³. The capital of Pakistan.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 16 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 29 |
| Daily mean°C | 12 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 23 |
| Daily low°C | 6 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 18 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 21 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 33 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 11 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 25 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 72 | 59 | 60 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 47 | 60 | 65 | 56 |
| Dewpoint°C | 5.8 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 16.0 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 20.6 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 5.5 | 13.4 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 102 | 49 | 93 | 71 | 25 | 48 | 153 | 71 | 53 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 725 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 96 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 7.6 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.8 |
| Clear skyindex | 50% | 70% | 52% | 63% | 66% | 72% | 59% | 62% | 76% | 83% | 67% | 81% | 67% |
| UV indexmax avg | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 5.5 |
Islamabad offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is comfortable 7/12 months — impressive, while lunch outside works 7/12 months.
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Air Quality
Islamabad reports an annual PM2.5 of 47.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Islamabad reports an annual PM2.5 of 47.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 47.9 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Islamabad? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Islamabad's annual PM2.5 of 47.9 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.
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