How's the Weather?

After returning from two days in Muzaffarabad this week, taking the 3 ½ hour drive up to Kashmir and flying back on the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) MI8 helicopter (which is Russian made and even comes with Russian pilots), the first thing I did upon reaching my office was hug my air-conditioner. It is actually warmer in Islamabad than Kashmir, but our office and house are better equipped to cope.

The month of May has been really hot and knowing that the monsoon season starts soon I was curious to see what kind of weather the summer would bring. I shouldn’t have looked. What I found was that while I may be currently experiencing “medium discomfort” from heat & humidity, that I will soon be elevated to several months of “high discomfort.” Sounds like fun.

Islamabad Average Conditions (temperature in celsius; rainfall in mm)

Jan - Min Temp: 2; Max temp: 16; Humidity: 44; Rainfall: 64; Discomfort level: Low

Feb - Min Temp: 6; Max temp: 19; Humidity: 46; Rainfall: 64; Discomfort level: Low

Mar - Min Temp: 10; Max temp: 24; Humidity: 37; Rainfall: 81; Discomfort level: Low

Apr - Min Temp: 15; Max temp: 31; Humidity: 26; Rainfall: 42; Discomfort level: Medium

May - Min Temp: 21; Max temp: 37; Humidity: 19; Rainfall:23; Discomfort level: Medium

June - Min Temp: 25; Max temp: 40; Humidity: 23; Rainfall: 55; Discomfort level: High

July - Min Temp: 25; Max temp: 36; Humidity: 45; Rainfall: 233; Discomfort level: High

Aug - Min Temp: 24; Max temp: 34; Humidity: 54; Rainfall: 258; Discomfort level: High

Sep - Min Temp: 21; Max temp: 34; Humidity: 44; Rainfall: 85; Discomfort level: High

Oct - Min Temp: 15; Max temp: 32; Humidity: 29; Rainfall: 21; Discomfort level: Medium

Nov - Min Temp: 9; Max temp: 28; Humidity: 26; Rainfall: 12; Discomfort level: Low

Dec - Min Temp: 3; Max temp: 20; Humidity: 39; Rainfall: 23; Discomfort level: Low