Best Time to Visit Islamabad
The best time to visit Islamabad is March to April and September to November, when the average temperature is 18–27°C and rainfall is low for Islamabad, at 18–88 mm a month.
Islamabad weather by month
The wettest month in Islamabad is July with 220 mm of rain, and the warmest is June at an average 34°C. The coolest is January at 11°C.
| Month | Average temperature | Rainfall | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C / 52°F | 40 mm | Cool |
| February | 13°C / 56°F | 90 mm | Cool |
| March | 18°C / 65°F | 88 mm | Best |
| April | 24°C / 76°F | 59 mm | Best |
| May | 30°C / 87°F | 62 mm | Hot |
| June | 34°C / 92°F | 112 mm | Hot |
| July | 32°C / 89°F | 220 mm | Wet |
| August | 30°C / 85°F | 184 mm | Wet |
| September | 27°C / 81°F | 80 mm | Best |
| October | 23°C / 74°F | 24 mm | Best |
| November | 18°C / 64°F | 18 mm | Best |
| December | 13°C / 56°F | 25 mm | Cool |
How we pick the best months
- Best: an average temperature of 15–28°C and low rainfall for Islamabad: under 150 mm, and no more than 89 mm, a quarter above Islamabad's median month (never set below 60 mm).
- If no month qualifies, we show the three driest months that average 10–30°C instead.
- Wet: 150 mm of rain or more. Rainy: more than 89 mm. Hot: 29°C or more on average. Cool: under 15°C. Cold: under 5°C.
Averages cover day and night, so afternoons are warmer than the figure shown. Weather is only one reason to pick a month: school holidays, festivals and prices matter too.
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Where these numbers come from
Monthly averages for January 2001 – December 2020 from the NASA POWER project, for the area around Islamabad International (ISB) at 33.55, 72.83. The model covers a grid about 50 km across, so a coastal or hilly spot can run a degree or two different. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resource (POWER) Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.