Kangra weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇳 India · small town · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Kangra is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with November and April close behind. Kangra averages about 2,556 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

2,556

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

92/100

Rain / year

1,058 mm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

10k

Elevation

759 m

When is the best time to visit Kangra?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kangra is October, then November and April. The dullest month is June (37/100, 108 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kangra?

Kangra gets a lot of sun: around 2,556 hours a year. 55 Sunshine Score points separate October (92) from June (37), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #75 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 65% of the year's 1,058 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Jammu India · 146 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Amritsar India · 147 km · best in Oct · 2,795 h sun/yr
• Chandigarh India · 173 km · best in Nov · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Sialkot Pakistan · 183 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Lahore Pakistan · 190 km · best in Nov · 2,795 h sun/yr
• Srinagar India · 246 km · best in Oct · 2,619 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Pathankot India · 60 km · 2,868 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Kullu India · 90 km · 2,616 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Adampur India · 94 km · 2,712 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Halwara India · 169 km · 2,864 h sun/yr · best in Nov