Islamabad - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the overall climate: is it extremely hot or cold, wet or dry, at any time of year, for example?
During the monsoon period (mainly from June to August) it is extremely humid and hot. In autumn the climate is quite pleasant. - Oct 2023
Very hot in the summer, mild in the winter. “Winter is party time in Islamabad” was the common saying. - Jun 2022
Extremely humid during the monsoon season June-September time frame. - Feb 2019
Winter is colder than I expected and the houses aren't well insulated. U.S. residences come with space heaters, but don't leave all your winter clothes in storage.
Summer can get very hot but honestly, no worse than Washington D.C. in August. You won't be outside that much anyway. - Sep 2016
Get ready for extreme weather with FIVE very different seasons, not just four. Chilly winters until February (0-10 degrees Celsius - not that cold, but house heating was usually a problem due to gas load-shedding), then a very pleasant spring on March-April, then an absurdly hot and dry early summer between May and June (temperature often reaches 45 celsius (113 Fahrenheit!), then a slightly less hot (but very humid) monsoon season during July and August (strong rains nearly every day), then a refreshingly mild fall. - Sep 2015
Hot most of the year, but it gets pretty cool in the winter. - Aug 2015
mostly warm to hot - Aug 2015
It actually gets fairly cool in December-February. But it gets ridiculously hot starting in May and lasting through October. - Apr 2014
Hot and humid in the summer summer, pleasant during autumn, mild winter, warm spring, and blistering hot during late spring to early summer. - Feb 2014
Great temperatures in spring and fall. The summer temperatures reach 40-45 degrees Celsius (well over 100F) for 2 months. The winters are actually chilly, with a second rainy season around December. - Dec 2013
Lovely springs and falls. The summer heat can be brutal, and I'm from southern Arizona. The winters are actually chilly, made worse by the poor and ostentatious architecture which makes houses drafty and hard to heat. - Mar 2012
Super hot in the summer and surprisingly cold and clammy in the winter. Very brief windows of nice weather in Spring and Fall. - Aug 2011
Hot for a huge chunk of the year. There is a rainy season however it seems like it is hit or miss. 2010 was fairly dry in Islamabad with rain for 2 or 3 weeks. - May 2011
Beautiful. Really hot in the summer (over 100 degrees F), moderate in the winter (you can wear t-shirts in December during the day).Beautiful in Spring and Fall. - Jan 2010
Monsoonal with cold winters. - Oct 2009
Weather is variable - can be cool and very pleasant one day but hot and humid the next. - Oct 2008
