Climate risk in Rawalpindi
Punjab, Pakistan · 1.9M people in the urban area
What threatens Rawalpindi most
- Drought
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- High GSHAP
- Water stress
- Low WRI Aqueduct
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Pakistan
Rawalpindi's hottest day of 2025 reached 45.7°C.
Karachi: 36°C.
Rawalpindi's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Rawalpindi is projected to have the climate that Amritsar (India) has today.
+1.7°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.8°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.6°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+4%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Rawalpindi would have the climate that Ludhiana (India) has today.
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How close the match is: 0.8 σ to the climate of Amritsar 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 Rawalpindi stands out
Extremely High
Drought risk
Lahore: High.
Higher than in 95% of the world's 593 large cities
98 days
Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C
Karachi: 3 days.
Higher than in 93% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Rawalpindi
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 | Rawalpindi | Among large cities | In Pakistan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 98 days | Among large cities: above 93% | In Pakistan: 8 of 12 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 171 days | Among large cities: above 68% | In Pakistan: 9 of 12 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 45.7°C | Among large cities: above 98% | In Pakistan: 4 of 12 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.9°C | Among large cities: above 47% | In Pakistan: 7 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 | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | In Pakistan: 11 of 12 |
| Drought risk | Extremely High | Among large cities: above 95% | In Pakistan: 1 of 10 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 2.55 m/s² | Among large cities: above 86% | In Pakistan: 3 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 Rawalpindi on the live map
See the drought risk around Rawalpindi on the live map
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