Gilgit climate

Name: Gilgit
Address: Gilgit-Baltistan, Karakoram, Pakistan

Pakistan · Gilgit-Baltistan, Karakoram · 35.921° N, 74.314° E

Köppen BWkcold desert (highland)Arid

Karakoram valley in deep rain shadow: arid, glacier-fed, very hot summer days yet hard frosty winters.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 89°F / 32°C

Coldest month

January, 35°F / 2°C

Annual swing

53°F / 30°C

Wettest month

May

Driest month

November

Rain per year

35.7" / 907 mm

Snow per year

152.5" / 3873 mm

Elevation

4813 ft / 1467 m

Time zone

Asia/Karachi

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	43 / 6	35 / 2	0.09 / 2	44.3 / 1124	33%	1.7 / 2.7	58%
February	48 / 9	40 / 5	0.29 / 7	24.6 / 625	33%	1.5 / 2.4	58%
March	54 / 12	46 / 8	0.93 / 24	19.4 / 491	39%	1.6 / 2.6	61%
April	61 / 16	51 / 10	3.15 / 80	14.9 / 379	41%	1.4 / 2.3	51%
May	72 / 22	57 / 14	7.19 / 183	1.3 / 33	46%	1.4 / 2.3	51%
June	81 / 27	67 / 19	5.52 / 140	0.0 / 1	42%	1.5 / 2.4	37%
July	89 / 32	75 / 24	4.55 / 116	0.0 / 0	40%	1.5 / 2.4	37%
August	87 / 31	74 / 23	5.42 / 138	0.0 / 0	43%	1.4 / 2.3	39%
September	82 / 28	69 / 21	3.61 / 92	0.0 / 0	40%	1.5 / 2.4	27%
October	67 / 20	54 / 12	4.10 / 104	5.0 / 126	42%	1.8 / 2.9	38%
November	55 / 13	45 / 7	0.75 / 19	18.8 / 477	37%	2.1 / 3.4	50%
December	49 / 9	40 / 4	0.09 / 2	24.3 / 616	29%	1.9 / 3.1	48%

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