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Lahore

Pakistan

vs

Climate

Lahore logs 215 hot days a year to Muzaffarābād's 20 — Muzaffarābād wins by 195. Lahore also leads on frost days by 59.

LahoreMuzaffarābād
Sunny days
305274
Hot days
21520
Frost days
059
Rainy days
72136
Snow days
05
Outdoor dinner months
8/126/12
Avg wind
2.0 m/s1.1 m/s
Sunshine hours
3,0412,848
Darkest month sun
153 hrs/mo157 hrs/mo
UV peak month
7.69.1

Lahore

Feels-like °C

15
20
25
30
36
39
36
36
36
30
23
17

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

Lahore averages 80.1 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Muzaffarābād's 26.1 µg/m³ (unhealthy) — Muzaffarābād breathes ~67% cleaner air (53.9 µg/m³ lower).

Lahore

Muzaffarābād

80.1µg/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.

Lahore (14.3M) and Muzaffarābād (237K) are 60x in population — Lahore is the larger metro, Muzaffarābād the smaller; on land area Lahore spans roughly 35x more ground.

46x

Lahore is roughly 46x the scale of Muzaffarābād

Combined population & area comparison

PK flagLahore
46x
PK flagMuzaffarābād
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.PK flagLahore14.3M60x
2.PK flagMuzaffarābād237K1x
Area
1.PK flagLahore898 km²35x
2.PK flagMuzaffarābād26 km²1x
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58 km52 km

PK flagLahore

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5.3 km8.7 km

PK flagMuzaffarābād

Who Thrives Here

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

Thrives in both
LahoreMuzaffarābād
Thrives only in Lahore
LahoreMuzaffarābād
Struggles in both
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Frequently asked about Lahore vs Muzaffarābād

How does the climate compare between Lahore and Muzaffarābād?
Sunny days: 305 vs 274 d — Lahore higher Annual sunshine: 3,041 vs 2,848 hrs — Lahore higher Winter sunshine: 153 vs 157 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 215 vs 20 d — Muzaffarābād lower Frost days: 0 vs 59 d — Lahore lower Rainy days: 72 vs 136 d — Lahore lower Snowy days: 0 vs 5 d — Lahore lower
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