Karachi, Pakistan climate

BWh Hot desert

Karachi has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 96°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 60°F at night. Precipitation totals about 8 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 2.7 inches while November barely receives 0.01 inches.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 96°F in June.

About 128 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 60°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 8 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+2.4 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Karachi climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	77	84	86	91	96	96	92	90	93	96	91	80
Avg temp (°F)	68	71	77	83	88	89	87	85	85	85	80	72
Avg low (°F)	60	59	68	74	81	83	82	80	78	75	69	63
Precipitation (in)	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.5	2.7	2.3	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	77	84	86	91	96	96
Avg temp (°F)	68	71	77	83	88	89
Avg low (°F)	60	59	68	74	81	83
Precipitation (in)	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	92	90	93	96	91	80
Avg temp (°F)	87	85	85	85	80	72
Avg low (°F)	82	80	78	75	69	63
Precipitation (in)	2.7	2.3	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.1

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.7	3	3	1	0.3	0.1	0.5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	0.1	2	11	15	17	16	15	11	13	16	11	1
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.8	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	0.1	2	11	15	17	16
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.0	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	3	3	1	0.3	0.1	0.5
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	15	11	13	16	11	1
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	36	28	27	24	22	40	64	59	33	16	21	32
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	17	21	22	24	12	2	3	16	27	23	14
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	18	9	7	7	6	15	15	18	10	3	6	15
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	2	3	1	0.7	3	13	10	3	1.0	1	2
Relative humidity (%)	51	55	61	67	72	73	75	77	74	64	53	48
Wind speed (mph)	5.8	6.5	7.2	8.3	10.5	11.2	11.4	10.1	8.5	5.7	5.2	5.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	36	28	27	24	22	40
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	11	17	21	22	24	12
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	18	9	7	7	6	15
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	2	3	1	0.7	3
Relative humidity (%)	51	55	61	67	72	73
Wind speed (mph)	5.8	6.5	7.2	8.3	10.5	11.2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	64	59	33	16	21	32
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	2	3	16	27	23	14
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	18	10	3	6	15
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	10	3	1.0	1	2
Relative humidity (%)	75	77	74	64	53	48
Wind speed (mph)	11.4	10.1	8.5	5.7	5.2	5.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 14 years of daily observations at Jinnah Intl, a weather station, about 16 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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