Lahore weather in January

In January, Lahore sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 27 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 8th-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 58% 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 Lahore's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lahore's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:07 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Lahore is capital of the Punjab province, Pakistan.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 123.9 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
7,339/km²
people per km²
Founded
~901 CE

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 Lahore 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
2187
3187
4187
5187
6187
7187
8187
9187
10187
11187
12187
13187
14187
15187
16187
17187
18187
19187
20197
21197
22197
23197
24197
25198
26198
27198
28208
29208
30208
31208

How January really feels in Lahore

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.

Lahore weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 27410.27.3
Feb22° / 10°425.610.87.6
Mar28° / 15°375.111.87.1
Apr35° / 20°285.212.73.2
May40° / 25°205.713.60.4
Jun39° / 28°638.7140.4
Jul36° / 28°1551813.81.7
Aug35° / 27°13917.813.22.3
Sep34° / 25°618.812.23.2
Oct32° / 20°142.511.25.1
Nov27° / 13°71.310.48.5
Dec21° / 122108.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47723
57723
67624
77525
87426
97327
107228
117228
127129
137030
147030
157030
166931
176931
186931
196931
206931
216931
226931
236931
247030
257030
267030
277030
287030
297030
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Lahore gets around 27 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
49
59
610
710
811
911
1012
1112
1212
1313
1413
1513
1613
1714
1814
1914
2014
2114
2215
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2816
2916
3016
3117

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 (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30973
31973

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 7:06 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.07:065:05
210.07:075:06
310.07:075:06
410.07:075:07
510.07:075:08
610.07:075:09
710.07:085:09
810.07:085:10
910.17:085:11
1010.17:085:12
1110.17:085:12
1210.17:085:13
1310.17:085:14
1410.17:085:15
1510.17:075:16
1610.27:075:16
1710.27:075:17
1810.27:075:18
1910.27:075:19
2010.27:075:20
2110.27:065:21
2210.37:065:22
2310.37:065:22
2410.37:055:23
2510.37:055:24
2610.37:055:25
2710.47:045:26
2810.47:045:27
2910.47:035:28
3010.47:035:29
3110.57:025:30

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.38 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 3.43 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
73.3Moderate
83.3Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Lahore

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is January a good time to visit Lahore?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lahore in January

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

In January, Lahore sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Lahore 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 Lahore peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 14UV 10Jan 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Lahore 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 Lahore is worst in December — around 202 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (August, 75 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Lahore's WHO annual average of 123.9 µg/m³.

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 14201 µg/m³Aug 1376 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan187Very unhealthy
Feb160Very unhealthy
Mar120Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul80Unhealthy
Aug75Unhealthy
Sep88Unhealthy
Oct139Unhealthy
Nov194Very unhealthy
Dec202Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lahore?

Lahore sits at 31.6°N, 74.4°E, 216 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Amritsar, 50 km away.

SialkotFaisalabadIslamabadShimlaMurreeMultan

Topography around Lahore

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lahore has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 219 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Lahore is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (48%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
82 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Amritsar 50 km · Nankana Sahib 62 km · Sialkot 105 km · Faisalabad 121 km · Islamabad 270 km · Shimla 272 km · Murree 276 km · Multan 313 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 Lahore (31.558°, 74.3507°, elevation 216 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).