Karachi

Pakistan · 24.86°, 67.00° · 7 models compared

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last 30 days · daily high · vs ERA5

Over the last 30 days, GFS was closest for Karachi (avg error 0.6°).

1GFS
0.6° err
2JMA GSM/MSM
0.7° err
3GEM
0.7° err
4ICON
1.2° err
5UKMO
1.5° err
6ECMWF IFS
2.1° err
7ARPEGE/AROME
2.6° err

Lower error is better. We compare each model's past forecasts against what actually happened (ERA5 reanalysis). See the methodology.

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Sky tonight

Waxing crescent
44% illuminated

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Climate report

Karachi's climate, by the numbers

1991–2020 normals from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.

Temperature & rainfall by month

Jan15°–24°
Feb16°–27°
Mar20°–30°
Apr24°–33°
May27°–34°
Jun28°–33°
Jul28°–32°
Aug26°–31°
Sep26°–31°
Oct24°–33°
Nov20°–30°
Dec16°–26°

Bar spans the average low to average high. Wettest month: 51 mm.

Weather DNA

Karachi's unique climate fingerprint

Rainfall by month

Jan5.0 mm
Feb4.7 mm
Mar3.0 mm
Apr0.7 mm
May0.6 mm
Jun7.8 mm
Jul41 mm
Aug51 mm
Sep12 mm
Oct2.4 mm
Nov2.2 mm
Dec2.7 mm

Average monthly rainfall (1991–2020).

Karachi has a hot climate with mild seasonal change. Across the year the average temperature sits around 26.4°C, peaking in June and bottoming out in January.

Rainfall is strongly seasonal: July and August bring the bulk of the year's 133 mm, a distinct wet season that dominates the calendar. May is the driest month by contrast.

It's a sunny place overall, with roughly 4016 hours of sunshine a year — worth keeping in mind when you compare it against other cities on Climify.

Records

Hottest
43° 2007-06-23
Coldest
2008-02-06
Wettest day
305 mm 2019-08-11

Warming trend

+ 0.2°C vs 1961–1990
1960s26°
1970s+0.1°26°
1980s0.0°26°
1990s+0.2°26°
2000s+0.3°26°
2010s+0.4°27°
2020s+0.2°26°

Change versus the 1960s, the earliest decade on record.

Karachi weather — FAQ

Which weather model is most accurate for Karachi? +

Climify backtests all seven models against what actually happened over the last 30 days (ERA5 reanalysis) and ranks them by average error for Karachi specifically. The live leaderboard on this page shows the current ranking.

What is the climate of Karachi like? +

Karachi has a hot climate with mild seasonal change. Across the year the average temperature sits around 26.4°C, peaking in June and bottoming out in January. Rainfall is strongly seasonal: July and August bring the bulk of the year's 133 mm, a distinct wet season that dominates the calendar. May is the driest month by contrast. It's a sunny place overall, with roughly 4016 hours of sunshine a year — worth keeping in mind when you compare it against other cities on Climify.

How hot does Karachi get? +

The hottest temperature on record for Karachi in the ERA5 archive is 43° (2007-06-23). The warmest month on average is June.

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