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Peshawar vs Islamabad — weather, air & prayer

Quick answer

Right now Peshawar is 31°C (clear sky) and Islamabad is 29°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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Peshawar
31°
Clear sky · feels 34°
AQI 129 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
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Islamabad
29°
Clear sky · feels 33°
AQI 149 · Unhealthy (sensitive)
Weather & air — side by side
MetricPeshawarIslamabad
Temperature31°C29°C
Feels like34°C33°C
Today high31°C29°C
Today low21°C20°C
Humidity49%53%
Wind3 km/h2 km/h
Air quality (AQI)129149
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
PrayerPeshawarIslamabad
Fajr4:50 AM4:44 AM
Dhuhr12:03 PM11:57 AM
Asr4:10 PM4:04 PM
Maghrib5:51 PM5:45 PM
Isha7:14 PM7:08 PM

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

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Peshawar vs Islamabad: which is better today?

This live comparison puts Peshawar 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 Peshawar hotter than Islamabad today?

Peshawar is 31°C and Islamabad is 29°C right now, so Peshawar is warmer. Feels-like values are 34°C and 33°C.

Which has better air quality, Peshawar or Islamabad?

Peshawar has an AQI of 129 (Unhealthy (sensitive)) and Islamabad 149 (Unhealthy (sensitive)). Lower is better, so Peshawar currently has cleaner air.

What are the prayer time differences between Peshawar and Islamabad?

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