Srinagar weather by month & the best time to visit

🇮🇳 India · alpine / mountain city · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Srinagar is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with September and May close behind. Srinagar averages about 2,619 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 23 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

2,619

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

773 mm

Snow / year

≈1.3 m

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

1,657 m

When is the best time to visit Srinagar?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Srinagar is October, then September and May. The dullest month is January (7/100, 67 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Srinagar?

Srinagar gets a lot of sun: around 2,619 hours a year. 83 Sunshine Score points separate October (90) from January (7), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #64 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. The year's 773 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Jammu India · 144 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Sialkot Pakistan · 166 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Islamabad Pakistan · 187 km · best in Nov · 3,035 h sun/yr
• Amritsar India · 253 km · best in Oct · 2,795 h sun/yr
• Lahore Pakistan · 276 km · best in Nov · 2,795 h sun/yr
• Chandigarh India · 414 km · best in Nov · 3,064 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Muzaffarabad Pakistan · 123 km · 2,727 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Skardu Pakistan · 166 km · 2,127 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Pathankot India · 211 km · 2,868 h sun/yr · best in Oct

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