Lahore vs Sialkot: which is sunnier?
🇵🇰 Pakistan vs 🇵🇰 Pakistan · 113 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Sialkot is the sunnier overall: about 3,067 hours of sunshine a year to Lahore's 2,795. Sialkot has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Lahore in 1 (6 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Lahore | Sialkot | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,795 | 3,067 |
| Sunniest month | November (94/100) | November (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 93/100 | 90/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 14/100 | 21/100 |
| Rain / year | 591 mm | 839 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 9 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Lahore vs Sialkot month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore | Sialkot | Lahore | Sialkot | Lahore | Sialkot | |
| January | 92 | 84 | 20° | 19° | 20 | 33 |
| February | 90 | 88 | 23° | 23° | 31 | 50 |
| March | 89 | 87 | 30° | 29° | 33 | 56 |
| April | 46 | 63 | 37° | 35° | 20 | 36 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 43° | 42° | 17 | 25 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 43° | 43° | 71 | 77 |
| July | 14 | 21 | 40° | 39° | 162 | 234 |
| August | 28 | 42 | 38° | 36° | 133 | 199 |
| September | 49 | 57 | 36° | 35° | 77 | 83 |
| October | 84 | 94 | 33° | 32° | 9 | 16 |
| November | 94 | 95 | 27° | 26° | 8 | 11 |
| December | 94 | 94 | 22° | 21° | 10 | 19 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Lahore · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Sialkot · May even · Jun even · Jul Sialkot · Aug Sialkot · Sep Sialkot · Oct Sialkot · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Lahore (average score 93/100 vs 90). Daytime highs are similar (23°C vs 22°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Sialkot (average score 50/100 vs 45). Lahore is the warmer, around 37°C daytime highs vs 35°C.
- June–August: Sialkot (average score 21/100 vs 14). Daytime highs are similar (40°C vs 39°C).
- September–October: Sialkot (average score 76/100 vs 67). Daytime highs are similar (35°C vs 34°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Lahore weather by month · Sialkot weather by month · Best time to visit Pakistan.
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