Multan
City in Pakistan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
MultanMontage: Noorhussainmultan; Bhai G16; Junaidahmadj; Thealimir; Musablali; Junaidahmadj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Multan is a city in Pakistan, in Punjab. About 2.2 million people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Pakistan in our atlas.
It lies at 30.20° N, 71.48° E, about 126 m (413 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Karachi time zone.
Location
Red dot: Multan. Green dots: other major cities of Pakistan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Multan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 45°C (113°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 6°C (44°F). Around 197 mm (8 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Mar.
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
- Bahawalpur · 91 km
- Arifwala · 153 km
- Dera Ismail Khan · 190 km
- Faisalabad · 205 km
- Sargodha · 239 km
- Lahore · 314 km
- Bannu · 321 km
- Gujranwala · 339 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1169825 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q185453 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- MultanMontage: Noorhussainmultan; Bhai G16; Junaidahmadj; Thealimir; Musablali; Junaidahmadj, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stadium Multan: Hassankhan12345, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
