Punjab · Pakistan
Rahim Yar Khan travel guide
Rahim Yar Khan is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, home to about 420,000 people.
- Best months
- December to February
- Nearest airport
- RYK5 km · Shaikh Zaid Airport
- Currency
- PKRPakistani rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Karachi
- Language
- English, Urdu
About
About Rahim Yar Khan
Rahim Yar Khan is a city in the Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st most populous city in Pakistan and is the capital of the Rahim Yar Khan District.
Rahim Yar Khan city is one of the few cities in the world that are still at their pioneering stage since the formation of cities like London and Damascus. It has been renamed customarily amid last 5000 years. The first known name was Aror or Alor, and then it became the City of Pattan, Phul Wada, Noshehra and now Rahim Yar Khan. Rahim Yar Khan is one of the modern district headquarter cities in Punjab. Although the city seems a far off place to those living in Lahore, Karachi or Islamabad, it has very good civic facilities.
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When to go
The best time to visit Rahim Yar Khan
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rahim Yar Khan are December to February. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 43 °C; July is the wettest, with about 26 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 Rahim Yar Khan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK), about 4.7 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
PIA has regular non stop flights to Rahim Yar Khan from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. PIA also operates an international flight from Abu Dhabi. AirBlue flies from Karachi also. If you want to be here by train then Rahim Yar Khan is connected to all of Pakistan by railway lines. If you want to come by road you have so many options but the "President Line" or "Daewoo Express" are best.
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RYK · Shaikh Zaid Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Rahim Yar Khan
Drink
Liquor is available, but there is no formal liquor-shop in the town. Lussi or lussie, a drink made with beaten yogurt and milk, can arguably be called a local drink. After shaking the milk and yogurt to an extent when butter is topped, the rest of the liquid is called a form of lassi; it can be consumed sweet or sour with the salt. Another local drink is called satoo; made of roasted ground barley with sugar, it is also believed the best drink to counter the heat of the long summer of the region. Rahim Yar Khan and its suburbs are also believed to be the best mango-producing region in the world, so drink the juices of the fruit in season. Falsa (blackberry) juice is also a popular drink.
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Questions
Rahim Yar Khan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Rahim Yar Khan?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Rahim Yar Khan are December to February. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 43 °C; July is the wettest, with about 26 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Rahim Yar Khan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Shaikh Zaid Airport (RYK), about 4.7 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Rahim Yar Khan?
Pakistani rupee (PKR).
Nearby
Destinations near Rahim Yar 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; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.