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Karachi vs Islamabad — weather, air & prayer

Quick answer

Right now Karachi is 30°C (mainly clear) and Islamabad is 29°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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Karachi
30°
Mainly clear · feels 35°
AQI 85 · Moderate
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Islamabad
29°
Clear sky · feels 33°
AQI 149 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
Weather & air — side by side
MetricKarachiIslamabad
Temperature30°C29°C
Feels like35°C33°C
Today high31°C29°C
Today low26°C20°C
Humidity64%53%
Wind12 km/h2 km/h
Air quality (AQI)85149
PM2.524 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
PrayerKarachiIslamabad
Fajr5:11 AM4:44 AM
Dhuhr12:21 PM11:57 AM
Asr4:34 PM4:04 PM
Maghrib6:13 PM5:45 PM
Isha7:29 PM7:08 PM

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

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Karachi vs Islamabad: which is better today?

This live comparison puts Karachi and Islamabad 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 Karachi hotter than Islamabad today?

Karachi is 30°C and Islamabad is 29°C right now, so Karachi is warmer. Feels-like values are 35°C and 33°C.

Which has better air quality, Karachi or Islamabad?

Karachi has an AQI of 85 (Moderate) and Islamabad 149 (Unhealthy (sensitive)). Lower is better, so Karachi currently has cleaner air.

What are the prayer time differences between Karachi and Islamabad?

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