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Gilgit, Pakistan climate
Dfc Subarctic
Gilgit has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Subarctic, Köppen Dfc). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 21°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −16°C at night. Precipitation is fairly even year-round, totalling about 1363 mm. Snowfall is heavy (860 cm of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 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)Gilgit climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −7 | −5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1 | −4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −11 | −10 | −4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | −3 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −14 | −8 | −3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | −2 | −7 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 83 | 113 | 138 | 126 | 129 | 142 | 141 | 129 | 118 | 97 | 73 | 74 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 104 | 152 | 182 | 134 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 66 | 77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −7 | −5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −11 | −10 | −4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −14 | −8 | −3 | 0 | 4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 83 | 113 | 138 | 126 | 129 | 142 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 104 | 152 | 182 | 134 | 65 | 19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 1 | −4 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | −3 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 7 | 3 | −2 | −7 | −13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 141 | 129 | 118 | 97 | 73 | 74 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 5 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 66 | 77 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 31 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 60 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 43 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 70 | 69 | 66 | 68 | 73 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 43 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 49 | 60 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.