Faisalabad weather in October

In October, Faisalabad sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Faisalabad's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Faisalabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:16 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
15%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical October day in Faisalabad reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 3°C cooler than September and about 6°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23524
33524
43523
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293117
303017
313017

How October really feels in Faisalabad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 21 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
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Faisalabad weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 7th-warmest and 10th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16955
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19955
20955
21955
22964
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24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30955
31955

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Faisalabad gets around 16 mm of rain over 3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
313
413
513
613
712
812
912
1011
1111
1211
1311
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
199
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247
257
267
276
286
296
306
316

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1361939321
2372139290
3492239260
44102439230
55112638200
65132737180
76142836150
87162935130
98173033110
109193131100
111020323080
121122332860
131223342650
141425342440
151526352130
161627351930
171828351720
181929351520
192030351410
202130351210
212231361010
22233236910
23243335810
24253335610
25253435500
26263534500
27273533400
28283632300
29293731300
30303730300
31313828200

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:065:48
211.76:065:46
311.66:075:45
411.66:085:44
511.66:085:42
611.56:095:41
711.56:105:40
811.56:105:39
911.46:115:37
1011.46:125:36
1111.46:135:35
1211.36:135:34
1311.36:145:33
1411.36:155:31
1511.26:155:30
1611.26:165:29
1711.26:175:28
1811.26:185:27
1911.16:185:26
2011.16:195:25
2111.16:205:24
2211.06:215:23
2311.06:215:22
2411.06:225:21
2510.96:235:20
2610.96:245:19
2710.96:255:18
2810.96:255:17
2910.86:265:16
3010.86:275:15
3110.86:285:14

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.84 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 — October's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Faisalabad

In seasonPeak

None of Faisalabad's seasonal hazards are active in October. 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 October a good time to visit Faisalabad?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Faisalabad for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Faisalabad in October

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

In October, Faisalabad sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Faisalabad in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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