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Islamabad vs Peshawar — weather, air & prayer

Quick answer

Right now Islamabad is 29°C (clear sky) and Peshawar is 31°C (clear sky). Peshawar is warmer. Peshawar 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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Peshawar
31°
Clear sky · feels 34°
AQI 130 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
Weather & air — side by side
MetricIslamabadPeshawar
Temperature29°C31°C
Feels like32°C34°C
Today high29°C31°C
Today low20°C21°C
Humidity51%46%
Wind5 km/h3 km/h
Air quality (AQI)145130
PM2.538 µg/m³41 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
PrayerIslamabadPeshawar
Fajr4:44 AM4:50 AM
Dhuhr11:57 AM12:03 PM
Asr4:04 PM4:10 PM
Maghrib5:45 PM5:51 PM
Isha7:08 PM7:14 PM

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

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Islamabad vs Peshawar: which is better today?

This live comparison puts Islamabad and Peshawar 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 Peshawar today?

Islamabad is 29°C and Peshawar is 31°C right now, so Peshawar is warmer. Feels-like values are 32°C and 34°C.

Which has better air quality, Islamabad or Peshawar?

Islamabad has an AQI of 145 (Unhealthy (sensitive)) and Peshawar 130 (Unhealthy (sensitive)). Lower is better, so Peshawar currently has cleaner air.

What are the prayer time differences between Islamabad and Peshawar?

Because the two cities are at different longitudes, prayer times differ by a few minutes. Today Fajr is 4:44 AM in Islamabad and 4:50 AM in Peshawar; Maghrib is 5:45 PM vs 5:51 PM.