Wazir Khan Mosque
Wazir Khan Mosque is a mosque in Lahore featuring Indo-Islamic architecture. It is a Tentative World Heritage Site and is one of the 32 sights of Pakistan listed on this site.
Planning a visit
The weather in Lahore is warmest from April to September, with daily highs reaching about 39 °C in May and June. July is the wettest month, with about 218 mm of rain and 21 rainy days. The coolest period is from December to February, when daily highs range between 18 °C and 21 °C.
Allama Iqbal International Airport is 10 km from the mosque, and the site is 264 km from the capital, Islamabad. Visitors can combine a trip to the mosque with nearby sites such as the Samadhi of Ranjit Singh (1.3 km), Badshahi Mosque (1.4 km), Lahore Fort (1.5 km), Minar-e-Pakistan (1.7 km), or Shalamar Gardens, Lahore (5.6 km). It is one of the 18 most looked-up sights in Pakistan on English Wikipedia.
Weather by month
The warmest month is June, with an average high of 39 °C. The wettest is July, with about 218 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 18 | 21 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 20 |
| Average low, °C | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| Rainfall, mm | 26 | 36 | 39 | 22 | 24 | 54 | 218 | 178 | 59 | 14 | 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.
