Punjab · Pakistan
Muzaffargarh travel guide
Muzaffargarh is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, home to about 163,000 people.
- Best months
- November to February
- Nearest airport
- MUX26 km · Multan International Airport
- Currency
- PKRPakistani rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi
- Language
- English, Urdu
When to go
The best time to visit Muzaffargarh
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Muzaffargarh are November to February. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 42 °C; July is the wettest, with about 51 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 Muzaffargarh: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Multan International Airport (MUX), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dera Ghazi Khan Airport (DEA, 69 km) and Bahawalpur Airport (BHV, 95 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
The city is only 35 km from Multan, 30 minutes by car. From Multan to Muzaffargarh there is a two-lane road. There is also a railway station in Muzaffargarh; however, people usually use the railway station in Multan for voyages to Karachi and other big cities via train. There is no airport in Muzaffargarh. People use Multan's airport.
Getting around
The Old City, also called the Main City, can be seen on foot. Buses are used only to reach surrounding villages and cities.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
MUX · Multan International Airport
DEA · Dera Ghazi Khan Airport
BHV · Bahawalpur Airport
Questions
Muzaffargarh: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Muzaffargarh?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Muzaffargarh are November to February. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 42 °C; July is the wettest, with about 51 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Muzaffargarh?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Multan International Airport (MUX), about 26 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dera Ghazi Khan Airport (DEA, 69 km) and Bahawalpur Airport (BHV, 95 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Muzaffargarh?
Pakistani rupee (PKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Muzaffargarh
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.