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Karachi

Pakistan

vs

Climate

Karachi logs 177 hot days a year to Muzaffarābād's 20 — Muzaffarābād wins by 157. Karachi also leads on frost days by 59.

KarachiMuzaffarābād
Sunny days
316274
Hot days
17720
Frost days
059
Rainy days
27136
Snow days
05
Outdoor dinner months
7/126/12
Avg wind
5.0 m/s1.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,1662,848
Darkest month sun
166 hrs/mo157 hrs/mo
UV peak month
10.49.1

Karachi

Feels-like °C

18
25
28
32
35
35
33
30
32
31
27
20

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Muzaffarābād

Feels-like °C

5
11
15
20
25
29
29
29
27
21
15
9

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Karachi averages 63.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Muzaffarābād's 26.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Muzaffarābād breathes ~59% cleaner air (37.2 µg/m³ lower).

Karachi

Muzaffarābād

63.3µg/m³
26.1µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Karachi (21.0M) and Muzaffarābād (237K) are 89x in population — Karachi is the larger metro, Muzaffarābād the smaller; on land area Karachi spans roughly 32x more ground.

53x

Karachi is roughly 53x the scale of Muzaffarābād

Combined population & area comparison

PK flagKarachi
53x
PK flagMuzaffarābād
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PK flagKarachi21.0M89x
2.PK flagMuzaffarābād237K1x
Area
1.PK flagKarachi834 km²32x
2.PK flagMuzaffarābād26 km²1x
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50 km35 km

PK flagKarachi

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5.3 km8.7 km

PK flagMuzaffarābād

Who Thrives Here

Karachi is the stronger fit for the eternal summer. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
KarachiMuzaffarābād
Thrives only in Karachi
KarachiMuzaffarābād
Struggles in both
KarachiMuzaffarābād

Frequently asked about Karachi vs Muzaffarābād

How does the climate compare between Karachi and Muzaffarābād?
Sunny days: 316 vs 274 d — Karachi higher Annual sunshine: 3,166 vs 2,848 hrs — Karachi higher Winter sunshine: 166 vs 157 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 177 vs 20 d — Muzaffarābād lower Frost days: 0 vs 59 d — Karachi lower Rainy days: 27 vs 136 d — Karachi lower Snowy days: 0 vs 5 d — Karachi lower
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