Weather in Islamabad in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Islamabad;
Average weather
Average temperature in Islamabad in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +16°C with a maximum of +19°C and a minimum of +3°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +18°C to +18°C.
Is Islamabad warm or cold in January?
Islamabad is typically mild in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +19°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +6°C to +5°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
January is the coldest month in Islamabad, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Islamabad in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +17°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | -1°C | 0°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +25°C | +28°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 32 mm | 52 mm | 85 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 70% | 66% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 13 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +19°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 32 mm to 52 mm. Humidity rises from 69% to 70%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 16 sunny days in December to 13 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Islamabad is gradually increasing during January, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Islamabad?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Islamabad in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1997 (+25°C) and the highest in 2022 (+29°C). The driest year was 2009 with only 473 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 1632 mm.
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Monthly weather in Islamabad
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Islamabad, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.