Murree weather in August

In August, Murree sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 215 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Murree's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murree's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
215 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:32 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Murree is resort town in Punjab, Pakistan.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Murree reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12820
22820
32820
42820
52820
62820
72820
82820
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312718

How August really feels in Murree

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Murree weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / -1°1118.73.5103.0
Feb13° / 17812310.73.5
Mar18° / 20215.30.511.75.1
Apr23° / 11°15215.9012.85.9
May27° / 15°9217013.75.4
Jun30° / 18°11317.4014.24.5
Jul28° / 20°24125.60144.0
Aug28° / 20°21524.6013.34.5
Sep27° / 16°10616012.26.1
Oct23° / 11°457.3011.17.8
Nov19° / 464.90.110.27.2
Dec14° / 575.30.59.85.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25347
35248
45347
55248
65347
75347
85446
95545
105644
115743
125842
135941
146040
156238
166337
176436
186634
196733
206832
217030
227129
237228
247327
257426
267525
277525
287624
297723
307723
317822

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Murree gets around 215 mm of rain over 24.6 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
587
686
786
885
984
1084
1183
1282
1381
1481
1580
1679
1779
1878
1977
2077
2176
2275
2375
2474
2574
2674
2774
2874
2974
3073
3173

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10146035
20146035
30155836
40155836
50155836
60155935
70165835
80165934
90175933
100176032
110186031
120196030
1301106029
1401116127
1501126126
1601136224
1701146322
1801156321
1901166419
2001176517
2101196416
2201206514
2301216612
2401236511
2502246410
260225649
270327637
280328636
290430615
300531595
311533574

Wind in August

Winds average 3 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
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203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:217:04
213.75:227:03
313.75:237:02
413.65:247:01
513.65:247:00
613.65:256:59
713.55:266:58
813.55:266:57
913.55:276:56
1013.55:286:55
1113.45:296:54
1213.45:296:53
1313.45:306:52
1413.35:316:51
1513.35:326:50
1613.35:326:49
1713.25:336:48
1813.25:346:46
1913.25:356:45
2013.15:356:44
2113.15:366:43
2213.15:376:42
2313.05:376:40
2413.05:386:39
2513.05:396:38
2612.95:406:36
2712.95:406:35
2812.95:416:34
2912.85:426:32
3012.85:426:31
3112.85:436:30

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Murree

In seasonPeak

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

Murree sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is August a good time to visit Murree?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Murree for sightseeing.

What to pack for Murree in August

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

In August, Murree sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Murree in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Murree peaks around May 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateMay 23UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr6High
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Murree in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Murree is worst in January — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (May, 53 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyJan 12108 µg/m³May 1654 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan109Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul58Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov98Unhealthy
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Murree?

Murree sits at 33.9°N, 73.4°E, 2,098 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Islamabad, 38 km away.

PeshawarSialkotĀsmārAsadābādGilgitMarkaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn

Topography around Murree

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murree has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m around an average of 1,810 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,186 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,347 m.

The land around Murree is covered by trees (58%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
997 m
16 km
2,186 m
80 km
4,347 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Islamabad 38 km · Muzaffarabad 52 km · Peshawar 167 km · Sialkot 190 km · Āsmār 224 km · Asadābād 232 km · Gilgit 239 km · Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 248 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 Murree (33.9084°, 73.3903°, elevation 2,098 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).