Winter knocks door in Karachi; mercury drops to 16.5C at night

The mercury drops in Karachi the port city at night as the metropolis experiencing cold weather.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 16.5 degree Celsius today due to chilly and cold weather in the metropolis.

According to the Meteorological Department, the city’s temperature dropped by 4.3 degrees compared to the previous day, with the minimum temperature recorded at 20.8 degrees on Wednesday.

Winds blowing from southwest direction are affecting the city.

The weather department has predicted a further drop in night temperatures over the next few days.

Meanwhile, November 2024 has been officially recorded as the warmest November in Pakistan’s history, with temperatures averaging 2.89°C above the national average, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).

The national mean monthly temperature for the month was 20.75°C, significantly higher than the average of 17.87°C, surpassing the previous record of 19.87°C set in 2011. This marks the highest November temperature in the past 64 years.

Daytime temperatures across the country were also unusually high. The national average maximum temperature was 28.05°C, which was 2.13°C above the typical monthly average of 25.92°C. This figure stands as the second warmest November mean maximum temperature on record, with the warmest ever being 28.09°C in 2007.

Nights were notably warmer as well, with the national minimum temperature averaging 13.40°C, a significant increase of 4.07°C from the country-wide average of 9.33°C. This is now the highest average minimum temperature for November in the past 64 years, surpassing the previous record of 12.22°C in 2011.