Faisalabad weather in January

In January, Faisalabad sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Faisalabad's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faisalabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:12 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
35%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Faisalabad is city in Punjab, Pakistan.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 36.5 µg/m³ · 2013
Density
2,994/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical January day in Faisalabad reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1197
2197
3197
4197
5197
6197
7197
8197
9197
10197
11197
12197
13197
14197
15197
16197
17197
18197
19197
20197
21197
22197
23197
24198
25208
26208
27208
28208
29208
30208
31208

How January really feels in Faisalabad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Faisalabad weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 193.410.27.5
Feb22° / 10°315.110.97.8
Mar28° / 15°385.211.86.9
Apr35° / 21°274.912.73.1
May40° / 26°205.413.60.2
Jun40° / 28°507.2140.2
Jul37° / 29°11214.513.81.2
Aug37° / 28°10915.113.11.6
Sep36° / 26°638.512.22.3
Oct33° / 20°16311.24.6
Nov27° / 14°81.410.48.3
Dec21° / 111.6108.6

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37822
47723
57624
67624
77525
87426
97426
107228
117228
127129
137129
147129
157129
167129
177129
187030
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Faisalabad gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
49
59
69
710
810
910
1011
1111
1211
1311
1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2412
2512
2612
2713
2813
2913
3014
3114

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
31000
41000
51000
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29982
30982
31982

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of January to 10 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:115:10
210.07:115:11
310.07:125:12
410.07:125:12
510.07:125:13
610.07:125:14
710.07:125:15
810.17:125:15
910.17:125:16
1010.17:125:17
1110.17:125:18
1210.17:125:19
1310.17:125:19
1410.17:125:20
1510.17:125:21
1610.27:125:22
1710.27:125:23
1810.27:125:24
1910.27:125:24
2010.27:115:25
2110.37:115:26
2210.37:115:27
2310.37:105:28
2410.37:105:29
2510.37:105:30
2610.47:095:30
2710.47:095:31
2810.47:085:32
2910.47:085:33
3010.47:085:34
3110.57:075:35

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.48 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.4Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Faisalabad

In seasonPeak

None of Faisalabad's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Faisalabad's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Faisalabad sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Faisalabad?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Faisalabad for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Faisalabad in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Faisalabad sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Faisalabad in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Faisalabad peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Nov 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Low
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Faisalabad in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Faisalabad is worst in December — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (May, 23 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Faisalabad's WHO annual average of 36.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 1657 µg/m³May 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar34Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Faisalabad?

Faisalabad sits at 31.4°N, 73.1°E, 186 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Nankana Sahib, 59 km away.

LahoreAmritsarSialkotMultanIslamabadMurreePeshawar

Topography around Faisalabad

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Faisalabad.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Faisalabad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m.

The land around Faisalabad is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Nankana Sahib 59 km · Lahore 121 km · Amritsar 171 km · Sialkot 181 km · Multan 205 km · Islamabad 256 km · Murree 279 km · Peshawar 321 km

Pakistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,596
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
45%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 493
Religion
Muslim 96%Hindu 2%Christian 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Faisalabad (31.4155°, 73.0897°, elevation 186 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).