Gilgit weather by month & the best time to visit
🇵🇰 Pakistan · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Gilgit is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with September and May close behind. Gilgit averages about 2,532 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,532
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 264 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 217k
- Elevation
- 1,459 m
When is the best time to visit Gilgit?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Gilgit is October, then September and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 24 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Gilgit?
Gilgit gets a lot of sun: around 2,532 hours a year. 92 Sunshine Score points separate October (92) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #21 of 22 destinations in Pakistan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,051 hours. The year's 264 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -4° / 25°F | 24 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -2° / 28°F | 31 mm | 3 |
| March | 29 | 12° / 54°F | 3° / 37°F | 29 mm | 5 |
| April | 73 | 18° / 64°F | 9° / 48°F | 32 mm | 6 |
| May | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 22 mm | 8 |
| June | 90 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 21 mm | 8 |
| July | 81 | 33° / 91°F | 20° / 68°F | 23 mm | 8 |
| August | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 19° / 66°F | 24 mm | 8 |
| September | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 16 mm | 7 |
| October | 92 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 10 mm | 5 |
| November | 38 | 13° / 55°F | 4° / 39°F | 18 mm | 3 |
| December | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -1° / 30°F | 14 mm | 2 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Srinagar India · 219 km · best in Oct · 2,619 h sun/yr
- Islamabad Pakistan · 297 km · best in Nov · 3,035 h sun/yr
- Shache China · 354 km · best in Apr · 3,167 h sun/yr
- Jammu India · 362 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
- Sialkot Pakistan · 376 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
- Kashgar China · 429 km · best in Apr · 3,028 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Skardu Pakistan · 127 km · 2,127 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Muzaffarabad Pakistan · 191 km · 2,727 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Tashikuergan China · 212 km · 2,950 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Chitral Pakistan · 228 km · 2,899 h sun/yr · best in Jun
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