Region: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · Pakistan
Dera Ismail Khan travel guide
Dera Ismail Khan is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, home to about 110,000 people.
- Best months
- November to March
- Nearest airport
- PZH147 km · Zhob Airport
- Currency
- PKRPakistani rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi
- Plugs
- C, D, G · 230 V
- Emergency
- 15
- Language
- English, Urdu
When to go
The best time to visit Dera Ismail Khan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dera Ismail Khan are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 42 °C; July is the wettest, with about 58 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Pakistan, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Dera Ismail Khan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Zhob Airport (PZH), about 147 km from the city centre in a straight line.
PZH · Zhob Airport
Questions
Dera Ismail Khan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Dera Ismail Khan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Dera Ismail Khan are November to March. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 42 °C; July is the wettest, with about 58 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Dera Ismail Khan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Zhob Airport (PZH), about 147 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Dera Ismail Khan?
Pakistani rupee (PKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Dera Ismail Khan
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.