Sialkot weather in May

In May, Sialkot sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 28 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Sialkot's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sialkot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:08 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Sialkot is city in Punjab, Pakistan.

Density
302/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical May day in Sialkot reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 5°C warmer than April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Sialkot

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 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
31
6 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Sialkot weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 525.210.16.9
Feb21° / 10°957.510.87.0
Mar26° / 14°977.811.87.1
Apr33° / 19°597.212.84.1
May38° / 23°287.213.61.3
Jun38° / 26°909.214.10.8
Jul35° / 27°26821.313.92.0
Aug33° / 26°2302113.22.6
Sep33° / 24°819.312.24.0
Oct30° / 18°162.311.26.2
Nov25° / 12°211.910.38.8
Dec20° / 242.99.97.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Sialkot gets around 28 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1203337100
2203337100
3203337100
4203236110
5203236110
6203236120
7193236120
8193136130
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Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May, the windiest month of the year.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of May to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.35:216:37
213.35:206:38
313.35:196:38
413.45:186:39
513.45:176:40
613.45:166:41
713.45:156:41
813.55:156:42
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 7.12 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 7.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Sialkot

In seasonPeak

In May, Sialkot sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Sialkot 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 May a good time to visit Sialkot?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sialkot.

What to pack for Sialkot in May

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

In May, Sialkot sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sialkot in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Sialkot peaks around June 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJun 11UV 10Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr5Moderate
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Low
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sialkot in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sialkot is worst in December — around 262 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 105 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 18260 µg/m³Aug 12105 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan250Very unhealthy
Feb211Very unhealthy
Mar163Very unhealthy
Apr120Unhealthy
May108Unhealthy
Jun108Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug105Unhealthy
Sep122Unhealthy
Oct180Very unhealthy
Nov244Very unhealthy
Dec262Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sialkot?

Sialkot sits at 32.5°N, 74.5°E, 250 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Amritsar, 102 km away.

AmritsarLahoreNankana SahibFaisalabadMurreeIslamabadMuzaffarabadShimla

Topography around Sialkot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sialkot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 254 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,440 m.

The land around Sialkot is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
41 m
80 km
2,440 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Amritsar 102 km · Lahore 105 km · Nankana Sahib 140 km · Faisalabad 181 km · Murree 190 km · Islamabad 195 km · Muzaffarabad 231 km · Shimla 293 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 Sialkot (32.4927°, 74.5313°, elevation 250 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).