Muzaffarabad in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Muzaffarabad sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 383 mm of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 27°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Muzaffarabad's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Muzaffarabad's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 21°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 8°C
Precipitation: 383 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.7; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Muzaffarabad in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 13°C in early March to 27°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Muzaffarabad reaches about 21°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Muzaffarabad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Muzaffarabad weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	9° / -4°	114	9.1	4.7	10	1.8
Feb	11° / -1°	179	11.7	4.2	10.7	2.4
Mar	16° / 3°	190	13.5	0.8	11.7	4.6
Apr	22° / 8°	126	13.6	0	12.8	6.0
May	26° / 12°	67	12.5	0	13.8	6.6
Jun	28° / 15°	57	11	0	14.3	6.1
Jul	28° / 18°	177	20.6	0	14.1	5.0
Aug	27° / 18°	156	20.2	0	13.3	5.2
Sep	26° / 14°	59	9.2	0	12.2	7.3
Oct	22° / 8°	28	4.4	0	11.1	8.2
Nov	18° / 3°	43	4.5	0.1	10.2	6.8
Dec	13° / -2°	59	5.6	1.1	9.7	4.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Muzaffarabad gets around 383 mm of rain and snow over 40 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min in early March to 14 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Muzaffarabad?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Muzaffarabad for sightseeing.

What to pack for Muzaffarabad in Spring

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

In spring, Muzaffarabad sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 40 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Muzaffarabad in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Muzaffarabad peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	8	8	11	12	12	10	9	7	3	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Muzaffarabad in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Muzaffarabad is worst in January — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 36 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	73	68	57	45	37	40	36	38	43	50	63	68
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	73	Unhealthy
Feb	68	Unhealthy
Mar	57	Unhealthy
Apr	45	Poor
May	37	Poor
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	50	Poor
Nov	63	Unhealthy
Dec	68	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Muzaffarabad?

Muzaffarabad sits at 34.4°N, 73.5°E, 739 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Murree, 52 km away.

Topography around Muzaffarabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Muzaffarabad has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m around an average of 925 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,530 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,902 m.

The land around Muzaffarabad is covered by trees (39%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,004 m

trees 39%

16 km

2,530 m

trees 59%

80 km

4,902 m

trees 53%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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Spring weather nearby: Murree 52 km · Islamabad 82 km · Peshawar 179 km · Gilgit 188 km · Āsmār 207 km · Asadābād 220 km · Skardu 223 km · Sialkot 231 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

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 Muzaffarabad (34.37°, 73.4708°, elevation 739 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.