Karachi weather in May

May in Karachi: sweltering, dry — a gamble, with 38°C afternoons.

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Karachi🇵🇰 Pakistan · Northern India & Pakistan · City59
  1. 93Jan
  2. 87Feb
  3. 78Mar
  4. 69Apr
  5. 59May
  6. 54Jun
  7. 56Jul
  8. 60Aug
  9. 65Sep
  10. 67Oct
  11. 81Nov
  12. 90Dec

#10 of 12 months in Karachi · #1185 of 1413 destinations to visit in May · comfort 59/100 (tier D)

Days
35°C
Nights
29°C
Wet days
0
Sun
12.4 h
Humidity
71%
Daylight
13 h
Karachi, Pakistan
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Traveller notes on Karachi in May

Other months in Karachi

Pakistan forum consensus is that August is not the season to pick for Karachi - the combination of monsoon humidity and heat makes daytime conditions genuinely sticky and uncomfortable, with most of the city's annual rain concentrated in July through September. One reviewer specifically recommended Seaview Park as a good escape from the hot weather, since the seaside setting gives some relief compared to inland parts of the city. Forum regulars steered visitors toward late winter or early spring instead, though for anyone traveling in August anyway, spending afternoons in shaded or indoor spots and heading to the coast in the evening was the recurring tip.
KarachiSindhRegular · August · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe June across Pakistan as very hot and sultry, sitting in the pre-monsoon stretch with temperatures commonly cited around 40-42C in much of the country. Posters describe Karachi itself as a consistently windy, high-humidity city, with one review specifically recommending a coastal spot as a good place to escape the city's hot summer evenings. Posters generally note that Karachi's coastal setting keeps its June heat a notch more humid than Pakistan's hot interior cities, even as the reliable sea breeze takes some of the edge off compared to inland locations. Posters generally rate June as genuinely hot and humid but still workable with evening plans and coastal breaks factored in, ahead of the rains that follow later in the summer.
Tripadvisor community · June · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum posters describe most of Karachi's annual rainfall as concentrated in the July-through-September monsoon window, with summer heat here described as oppressive - daily lows in the low 80sF and highs in the low 90sF, compounded by high humidity that posters describe as making the days feel warm and sticky. Posters discussing broader Pakistan travel in this period consistently steer visitors toward the mountainous north instead, noting the south, including Karachi, stays hot through summer regardless of any rain relief. Posters also flag that northern Pakistan gets genuinely crowded with domestic tourists during June and July, when local schools are on summer break - a real trade-off against Karachi's own heat and humidity for anyone weighing a July Pakistan itinerary.
Tripadvisor community · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Karachi forum consensus puts February squarely in the city's best window: “a little hotter compared to...Islamabad,” which flips into an advantage in winter — the best time to travel to Karachi is during the late winter or early spring to avoid the summer heat, with November through March named as the ideal stretch for exploring southern Pakistan generally. Typical readings run “low 60s” at night to “upper 70s to low 80s°F” by day, mild enough that neither the north's winter chill nor the south's summer heat is in play. Rain is essentially absent this time of year. Our record: 27.5°C days, 16.7°C nights, just 0.4 rain days and an AQI of 110 — warm and dry, matching the “best window, avoids both extremes” read.
Tripadvisor community · February · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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Karachi climate normals — May

Daytime high35°C / 95°F🔥 sweltering
Nighttime low29°C / 83°F
Feels like (high)38°C / 100°F
Sea temperature30°C / 85°F♨️ bath-warm
Rainfall0 mm / 0 in☀️ dry
Rainy days0 days
Humidity71%💧 humid
Dew point24°C / 75°F
Sunshine12.4 h/day
Daylight13.4 h
Wind28 km/h / 18 mph
Air quality (US AQI)63🙂 moderate

Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.

Crowds in Karachi in May

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.

BusyEid al-Adha, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)

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Best months for Karachi's weather

Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).

Toughest weatherKarachi's weather peaks December–February, best around January.

May coincides with Heat when the sea breeze drops.

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What's on in Karachi in May

Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.

  • Hazard

    Heat when the sea breeze drops

    1 May – 25 Jun · usuallyExtreme heat

    The dangerous weeks are the ones the sea breeze fails and the humidity stays; the 2015 heatwave killed more than a thousand people in the city under exactly that pattern. Power cuts make indoors worse than out. Source ↗

  • Holiday

    Eid al-Adha

    1 May – 5 Jun · usuallyRamadan & EidClosuresCrowdedBook early

    Eid al-Adha brings three or more days of public holiday. Livestock markets spring up in the weeks before, many businesses close for the first days, and roads, buses and flights are packed as families travel home or take trips to the hills. Source ↗

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Karachi in May — FAQ

Is May a good time to visit Karachi?
May in Karachi: sweltering, dry — a gamble, with 38°C afternoons. It ranks #10 of 12 months for Karachi on SeasonMap's comfort score (59/100).
What is the weather like in Karachi in May?
In May, Karachi averages a daily high of 34.9°C and a low of 28.5°C, with about 0.2 mm of rain over roughly 0 rainy days.
What is the air quality in Karachi in May?
Karachi has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 63 in May.