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Islamabad vs Rawalpindi — weather, air & prayer

Quick answer

Right now Islamabad is 29°C (clear sky) and Rawalpindi is 30°C (clear sky). Rawalpindi is warmer.

🕐 Updated 1 min ago·Source: Open-Meteo + calculated prayer times
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Islamabad
29°
Clear sky · feels 33°
AQI 149 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
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Rawalpindi
30°
Clear sky · feels 34°
AQI 149 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
Weather & air — side by side
MetricIslamabadRawalpindi
Temperature29°C30°C
Feels like33°C34°C
Today high29°C30°C
Today low20°C20°C
Humidity53%54%
Wind2 km/h1 km/h
Air quality (AQI)149149
PM2.539 µg/m³39 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
PrayerIslamabadRawalpindi
Fajr4:44 AM4:44 AM
Dhuhr11:57 AM11:57 AM
Asr4:04 PM4:04 PM
Maghrib5:45 PM5:45 PM
Isha7:08 PM7:08 PM

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

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Islamabad vs Rawalpindi: which is better today?

This live comparison puts Islamabad and Rawalpindi 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 Rawalpindi today?

Islamabad is 29°C and Rawalpindi is 30°C right now, so Rawalpindi is warmer. Feels-like values are 33°C and 34°C.

Which has better air quality, Islamabad or Rawalpindi?

Islamabad has an AQI of 149 (Unhealthy (sensitive)) and Rawalpindi 149 (Unhealthy (sensitive)). Lower is better, so both are similar.

What are the prayer time differences between Islamabad and Rawalpindi?

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