The climate of Karachi features an arid climate, albeit a moderate version of this climate. Karachi is located on the coast and as a result has a relatively mild climate. Karachi has two main seasons; Summer & Winter, while spring and autumn are very short. Summer season persists for longest period during the year. The level of precipitation is low for most of the year. Less precipitation during summer is due to inversion layer. Karachi also receives the monsoon rains from July to September. The city enjoys a tropical climate encompassing mild winters and warm summers. The humidity levels usually remain high from March to November, while very low in Winter as the wind direction in winter is North Easterly. Since summer temperatures (From the end of April till the end of August) are approximately 30 °C (86 °F) to 36 °C (97 °F), the winter months (From November till the end of March) are the best time to visit Karachi. Most visitors, tourists and expatriates come to Karachi during the month of December.
| Climate data for Karachi | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.8 (91.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
41.5 (106.7) |
44.4 (111.9) |
47.8 (118.0) |
47.0 (116.6) |
42.2 (108.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
42.8 (109.0) |
43.3 (109.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
47.8 (118.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.3 (90.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.142) |
6.4 (0.252) |
8.3 (0.327) |
4.9 (0.193) |
0 (0) |
3.9 (0.154) |
66.4 (2.614) |
44.8 (1.764) |
22.8 (0.898) |
0.3 (0.012) |
1.7 (0.067) |
4.5 (0.177) |
167.6 (6.598) |
| Source #1: HKO (normals, 1962–1987) | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: PakMet (extremes, 1931–2008) | |||||||||||||
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