Islamabad weather in October

In October, Islamabad sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 29 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of October to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Islamabad's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Islamabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
21%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Islamabad is capital city of Pakistan.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 32.3 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
664/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 31°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Islamabad reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
13120
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33119
43119
53019
63019
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93018
103018
112918
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How October really feels in Islamabad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Islamabad weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 706.6105.6
Feb18° / 1158.810.76.0
Mar23° / 12°12410.111.76.8
Apr28° / 17°828.612.86.1
May34° / 21°377.613.73.4
Jun36° / 25°617.714.22.2
Jul34° / 25°16318142.8
Aug32° / 25°16417.813.33.4
Sep32° / 22°698.412.24.7
Oct28° / 17°293.311.27.3
Nov23° / 11°303.210.38.4
Dec18° / 313.39.87.1

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8937
9928
10928
11928
12919
13919
14919
15919
169010
179010
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268911
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288812
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318614

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Islamabad gets around 29 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in October, the driest month. 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.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
313
413
513
613
713
813
913
1013
1113
1213
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1412
1512
1612
1712
1812
1911
2011
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2210
239
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268
278
288
298
309
319

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1123232204
2133531173
3153730153
4173929142
5194027122
6214126102
724422491
827422281
930432071
1033431861
1136421751
1239411540
1343401330
1447391130
1551371020
165535820
175833720
186231610
196529510
206926410
217124410
227422310
237720300
247919200
258117200
268316100
278514100
288613100
298712100
308911000
318911000

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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66calm
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126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:075:47
211.66:075:45
311.66:085:44
411.66:095:43
511.56:105:41
611.56:115:40
711.56:115:39
811.46:125:37
911.46:135:36
1011.46:145:35
1111.36:145:33
1211.36:155:32
1311.26:165:31
1411.26:175:30
1511.26:185:28
1611.16:195:27
1711.16:195:26
1811.16:205:25
1911.06:215:24
2011.06:225:22
2111.06:235:21
2210.96:245:20
2310.96:245:19
2410.96:255:18
2510.86:265:17
2610.86:275:16
2710.86:285:15
2810.86:295:14
2910.76:305:13
3010.76:315:12
3110.76:325:11

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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134.8Bright
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154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Islamabad

In seasonPeak

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

Islamabad sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Jun
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Oct
Nov
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Is October a good time to visit Islamabad?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Islamabad for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Islamabad in October

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

In October, Islamabad sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Islamabad 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 Islamabad peaks around May 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateMay 22UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov2Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Islamabad 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 Islamabad is worst in January — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (May, 21 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Islamabad's WHO annual average of 32.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1048 µg/m³May 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Islamabad?

Islamabad sits at 33.7°N, 73.0°E, 579 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Murree, 38 km away.

PeshawarSialkotĀsmārAsadābādMarkaz-e Woluswalī-ye ĀchīnJalālābād

Topography around Islamabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Islamabad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,135 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,726 m.

The land around Islamabad is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
504 m
16 km
1,135 m
80 km
2,726 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Murree 38 km · Muzaffarabad 82 km · Peshawar 139 km · Sialkot 195 km · Āsmār 213 km · Asadābād 216 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 220 km · Jalālābād 251 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 Islamabad (33.7215°, 73.0433°, elevation 579 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).