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Lahore vs Islamabad — weather, air & prayer

Quick answer

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

🕐 Updated 1 min ago·Source: Open-Meteo + calculated prayer times
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Lahore
31°
Clear sky · feels 37°
AQI 119 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
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Islamabad
29°
Clear sky · feels 33°
AQI 149 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
Weather & air — side by side
MetricLahoreIslamabad
Temperature31°C29°C
Feels like37°C33°C
Today high32°C29°C
Today low22°C20°C
Humidity62%53%
Wind6 km/h2 km/h
Air quality (AQI)119149
PM2.540 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
PrayerLahoreIslamabad
Fajr4:39 AM4:44 AM
Dhuhr11:51 AM11:57 AM
Asr4:00 PM4:04 PM
Maghrib5:41 PM5:45 PM
Isha7:01 PM7:08 PM

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

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Lahore vs Islamabad: which is better today?

This live comparison puts Lahore 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 Lahore hotter than Islamabad today?

Lahore is 31°C and Islamabad is 29°C right now, so Lahore is warmer. Feels-like values are 37°C and 33°C.

Which has better air quality, Lahore or Islamabad?

Lahore has an AQI of 119 (Unhealthy (sensitive)) and Islamabad 149 (Unhealthy (sensitive)). Lower is better, so Lahore currently has cleaner air.

What are the prayer time differences between Lahore and Islamabad?

Because the two cities are at different longitudes, prayer times differ by a few minutes. Today Fajr is 4:39 AM in Lahore and 4:44 AM in Islamabad; Maghrib is 5:41 PM vs 5:45 PM.