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Kargil, India climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Kargil has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −2°C at night. Precipitation totals about 569 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — March alone averages 90 mm while October barely receives 16 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kargil climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 69 | 90 | 79 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 29 | 21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 7 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 29 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 69 | 90 | 79 | 45 | 45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 10 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | −2 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 49 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 29 | 21 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 52 | 51 | 61 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 61 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 40 | 45 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 74 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 50 | 48 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 62 | 52 | 51 | 61 | 67 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 61 | 65 | 56 | 43 | 40 | 45 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Srinagar, a weather station, about 130 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.