Sindh · Pakistan
Jacobabad travel guide
Jacobabad is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, home to about 219,000 people.
- Best months
- December to February
- Nearest airport
- SKZ70 km · Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport Sukkur
- Currency
- PKRPakistani rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi
- Language
- English, Urdu
About
About Jacobabad
Jacobabad, (Sindhi: جيڪب آباد; Urdu: جیکب آباد) is a city in Sindh, Pakistan, serving as both the capital city of Jacobabad District and the administrative centre of Jacobabad Taluka, an administrative subdivision of the district. The city itself is subdivided into eight Union Councils.
Jacobabad is named after Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (1812 – 1858), an officer of the British East India Company who planned and supervised the transformation of thousands of acres of desert into arable land sourring the city with the excavation of the Begaree Canal. The city is one of the hottest places on earth, with summer temperatures regularly rising to a mean temperature of 37°C. In particular, compounded by the humidity and climate change, Jacobabad has been the site exceeding a wet-bulb temperature of 35°C, a temperature where human bodies can no longer cool themselves.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Jacobabad
See
- Victoria Tower
- Grave of John Jacob
- Tomb of Muslim British Soldiers
- Jamia Mosque
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When to go
The best time to visit Jacobabad
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jacobabad are December to February. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 45 °C; July is the wettest, with about 30 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).
Getting there
Getting to Jacobabad: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport Sukkur (SKZ), about 70 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Trains running between Karachi and Quetta calls in Jacobabad, including the Bolan Mail. There are also some trains from northern Pakistan that calls here.
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SKZ · Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport Sukkur
Questions
Jacobabad: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Jacobabad?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Jacobabad are December to February. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 45 °C; July is the wettest, with about 30 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Jacobabad?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport Sukkur (SKZ), about 70 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Jacobabad?
Pakistani rupee (PKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Jacobabad
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; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.