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Islamabad vs Karachi — weather, air & prayer

Quick answer

Right now Islamabad is 29°C (clear sky) and Karachi is 31°C (clear sky). Karachi is warmer. Karachi has cleaner air (lower AQI).

🕐 Updated 1 min ago·Source: Open-Meteo + calculated prayer times
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Islamabad
29°
Clear sky · feels 32°
AQI 145 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
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Karachi
31°
Clear sky · feels 35°
AQI 85 · Moderate
Weather & air — side by side
MetricIslamabadKarachi
Temperature29°C31°C
Feels like32°C35°C
Today high29°C31°C
Today low20°C26°C
Humidity51%63%
Wind5 km/h12 km/h
Air quality (AQI)14585
PM2.538 µg/m³23 µg/m³

Green marks the “better” value — cooler/less humid for comfort, lower for air pollution. Live, updated hourly.

Prayer times today — side by side
PrayerIslamabadKarachi
Fajr4:44 AM5:11 AM
Dhuhr11:57 AM12:21 PM
Asr4:04 PM4:34 PM
Maghrib5:45 PM6:13 PM
Isha7:08 PM7:29 PM

Hanafi (Karachi method). Times differ slightly because the cities are at different longitudes.

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Islamabad vs Karachi: which is better today?

This live comparison puts Islamabad and Karachi side by side on the things people actually check before travelling or planning a day: temperature, air quality and prayer times. Weather and AQI update hourly from Open-Meteo; prayer times are calculated for each city's exact coordinates using the Hanafi (Karachi) convention. Use the picker above to compare any two Pakistani cities.

Frequently asked questions

Is Islamabad hotter than Karachi today?

Islamabad is 29°C and Karachi is 31°C right now, so Karachi is warmer. Feels-like values are 32°C and 35°C.

Which has better air quality, Islamabad or Karachi?

Islamabad has an AQI of 145 (Unhealthy (sensitive)) and Karachi 85 (Moderate). Lower is better, so Karachi currently has cleaner air.

What are the prayer time differences between Islamabad and Karachi?

Because the two cities are at different longitudes, prayer times differ by a few minutes. Today Fajr is 4:44 AM in Islamabad and 5:11 AM in Karachi; Maghrib is 5:45 PM vs 6:13 PM.