Gujranwala
City in Pakistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Gujranwala flyover: Faraz Ishfaq Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Gujranwala is a city in Pakistan, in Punjab. About 2.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Pakistan in our atlas.
It lies at 32.16° N, 74.19° E, about 230 m (755 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Karachi time zone.
Location
Red dot: Gujranwala. Green dots: other major cities of Pakistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gujranwala has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 43°C (109°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 6°C (42°F). Around 718 mm (28 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in PakistanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Sialkot · 49 km
- Lahore · 68 km
- Faisalabad · 132 km
- Sargodha · 142 km
- Rawalpindi · 193 km
- Islamabad · 204 km
- Arifwala · 232 km
- Dera Ismail Khan · 311 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1177662 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q243322 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Gujranwala flyover: Faraz Ishfaq Shah, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)