Karachi weather in November

In November, Karachi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of November to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Karachi's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karachi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:54 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
10%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Karachi is provincial capital of Sindh, Pakistan.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 44.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,296/km²
people per km²
Founded
1729

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical November day in Karachi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 4°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Karachi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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

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

Karachi weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 17°4110.69.3
Feb25° / 18°40.711.19.2
Mar28° / 22°20.511.88.0
Apr31° / 25°10.112.66.3
May32° / 27°00.113.25.5
Jun32° / 29°60.813.55.1
Jul31° / 28°423.613.45.1
Aug30° / 27°423.112.95.8
Sep30° / 27°111.512.26.2
Oct31° / 25°20.511.46.1
Nov29° / 22°30.210.87.6
Dec25° / 18°30.410.59.2

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 90% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
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14955
15946
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Karachi gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 22% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16122426312
26132426291
37142425281
48162425261
59172425251
610182425241
711182325220
812192325210
913202225200
1014212225180
1116212124170
1217222124160
1319222124140
1420232123130
1522232023110
1623242022100
172424202290
182625212180
192725212170
202826212060
212926211950
223126201940
233226201840
243326201730
253426201730
263626201620
273726191620
283826191520
294026191510
304126181410

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of November to 10 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:445:47
211.06:455:46
311.06:455:46
411.06:465:45
511.06:475:45
611.06:475:44
710.96:485:44
810.96:495:43
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Karachi

In seasonPeak

In November, Karachi sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Karachi sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Karachi sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is November a good time to visit Karachi?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Karachi in November

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

In November, Karachi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Karachi in November

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in June at about 30°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Karachi in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karachi peaks around May 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 18UV 11Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Karachi in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Karachi is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 30 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Karachi's WHO annual average of 44.3 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1063 µg/m³Sep 1531 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr32Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun45Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct37Poor
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Karachi?

Karachi sits at 24.9°N, 67.0°E, 8 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Jaisalmer, 452 km away.

JaisalmerJālqSarāvānPīshīnQuettaJodhpurChabaharQaşr-e Qand

Topography around Karachi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karachi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,057 m.

The land around Karachi is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) and water (30%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
1,057 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: Jaisalmer 452 km · Jālq 526 km · Sarāvān 544 km · Pīshīn 545 km · Quetta 592 km · Jodhpur 621 km · Chabahar 643 km · Qaşr-e Qand 646 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 Karachi (24.8608°, 67.0104°, elevation 8 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).