Shalamar Gardens, Lahore شالیمار باغ
Lahore, Pakistan UNESCO World Heritage Site
Shalamar Gardens is a garden and park in Lahore that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Commissioned by Shah Jahan in 1642, the site features marble structures and is part of the Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore.
Planning a visit
The best time to visit is between October and March when temperatures are cooler, with daily highs ranging from about 18 °C to 31 °C and lows between 6 °C and 18 °C. July and August are the wettest months, seeing about 221 mm and 179 mm of rain respectively. Foreigners can enter the gardens for Rs 200.
Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) is 7 km from the gardens, and the site is 267 km from Islamabad. Visitors can combine a trip to the gardens with nearby locations such as the Wazir Khan Mosque, Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque, or Minar-e-Pakistan, which are all within about 7 km of the site. Shalamar Gardens is one of the 32 sights from Pakistan on this website and is ranked 24th among the country's sights based on English Wikipedia lookups.
Weather by month
The warmest month is June, with an average high of 39 °C. The wettest is July, with about 221 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 18 | 21 | 26 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| Rainfall, mm | 27 | 36 | 40 | 22 | 25 | 55 | 221 | 179 | 61 | 15 | 8 | 11 |
| Rainy days | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
