Climate risk in Faisalabad
Punjab, Pakistan · 2.6M people in the urban area
What threatens Faisalabad most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Pakistan
Faisalabad's hottest day of 2025 reached 44.7°C.
Karachi: 36°C.
Faisalabad's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Faisalabad's climate comes closest to that of Lahore (Pakistan) today, though no large city matches it well.
Such a climate exists today, though not in any large city. Pakistan: the place on the map
+1.6°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.7°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.7°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+9%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, the nearest is Lahore (Pakistan), and only in part.
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How close the match is: 2.0 σ to the climate of Lahore today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Faisalabad stands out
134 days
Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C
Karachi: 3 days.
Higher than in 95% of the world's 630 large cities
1.98 m/s²
Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years
Karachi: 1.45 m/s².
Higher than in 79% of the world's 627 large cities
Hazards at Faisalabad
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Faisalabad | Among large cities | In Pakistan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 134 days | Among large cities: above 95% | In Pakistan: 3 of 12 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 192 days | Among large cities: above 72% | In Pakistan: 4 of 12 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 44.7°C | Among large cities: above 95% | In Pakistan: 8 of 12 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.8°C | Among large cities: above 37% | In Pakistan: 9 of 12 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 6 days | Among large cities: above 37% | In Pakistan: 6 of 12 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | In Pakistan: 1 of 12 |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In Pakistan: 3 of 10 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 1.98 m/s² | Among large cities: above 79% | In Pakistan: 9 of 12 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Faisalabad on the live map
See the hot days around Faisalabad on the live map
134 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Faisalabad
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- Multan · Pakistan
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