Faisalabad weather in May

In May, Faisalabad sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 20 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Faisalabad's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faisalabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:16 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
31%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical May day in Faisalabad reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Faisalabad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
25 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Faisalabad weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48317
58416
68416
78515
88515
98614
108614
118812
128812
138911
149010
159010
169010
17928
18928
19928
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21928
22928
23937
24937
25937
26946
27946
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Faisalabad gets around 20 mm of rain over 5.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 18% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
116
216
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417
517
618
718
818
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1118
1218
1318
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1518
1618
1718
1818
1918
2018
2117
2217
2317
2418
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2618
2718
2818
2918
3018
3118

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
141351950
240352060
339342060
438342160
537332370
636332470
735322580
834322680
932322790
1031312890
11303129100
12293129110
13283129111
14273129121
15263129131
16253129141
17243128152
18243128162
19233127162
20223226172
21223226183
22213225193
23203225203
24203225204
25193125214
26183125225
27173025235
28163025236
29152926246
30142826257
31132727268

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:286:41
213.25:286:42
313.35:276:43
413.35:266:43
513.35:256:44
613.35:246:45
713.45:236:45
813.45:226:46
913.45:216:47
1013.55:206:48
1113.55:206:48
1213.55:196:49
1313.55:186:50
1413.55:176:50
1513.65:176:51
1613.65:166:52
1713.65:156:52
1813.65:156:53
1913.75:146:54
2013.75:146:54
2113.75:136:55
2213.75:136:56
2313.75:126:56
2413.85:126:57
2513.85:116:58
2613.85:116:58
2713.85:106:59
2813.85:107:00
2913.85:097:00
3013.95:097:01
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.28 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — May's 7.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
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277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Faisalabad

In seasonPeak

In May, Faisalabad sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 May a good time to visit Faisalabad?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Faisalabad.

What to pack for Faisalabad in May

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

In May, Faisalabad sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Faisalabad in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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
May 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).