SeasonMapIslamabad weather by month
Pakistan
The best time to visit Islamabad is March, October and November — 90/100 in November, 23°C and 4 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (81/100 on average).
The worst month is July at 52/100 — sweltering, soaked, poor air quality. See July →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Islamabad, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Islamabad is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
| Month | Score | Tier | High | Rain | Sun | Crowds | On |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanJanuary | 69 | C | 16°C | 8 d | 8 h | Shoulder | 2 |
| FebFebruary | 79 | B | 20°C | 6 d | 9 h | Shoulder | 1 |
| MarMarch | 88 | A | 24°C | 9 d | 10 h | Busy | 3 |
| AprApril | 82 | A | 30°C | 9 d | 11 h | Shoulder | 2 |
| MayMay | 73 | B | 34°C | 8 d | 12 h | Shoulder | — |
| JunJune | 55 | D | 37°C | 6 d | 13 h | Quiet | — |
| JulJuly | 52 | D | 34°C | 19 d | 11 h | Quiet | 1 |
| AugAugust | 56 | D | 33°C | 17 d | 11 h | Busy | 2 |
| SepSeptember | 67 | C | 33°C | 7 d | 11 h | Shoulder | — |
| OctOctober | 85 | A | 29°C | 3 d | 10 h | Busy | 1 |
| NovNovember | 90 | S | 23°C | 4 d | 9 h | Peak | 2 |
| DecDecember | 80 | A | 19°C | 2 d | 9 h | Shoulder | 2 |
What's on in Islamabad through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Islamabad in November
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdstravelers describe it as peak season
Sourced from traveler notes: “…bout 1 day of rain,” genuinely less busy with tourists than peak season — but warn the calculus flips fast heading into the mountai…” — Tripadvisor community
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet