Annual mean 17°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind S
Warmest
35.5 °C
Coldest
5.6 °C
Wettest
98%
Windiest
1.7 m/s
Prevailing
S
1.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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never good
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The average temperature in Gilgit over the whole year is 17°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C. The rainy (wet) season in Gilgit runs from September, peaking in September with a 18% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to August; June is the driest month, at 1%. Winds in Gilgit are highest in March, averaging 1.1 m/s (4 km/h), and lightest in December, at 0.3 m/s (1 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Gilgit come in October, when the sky is typically 37% covered; February is the cloudiest month, at 62%.
Month by month Gilgit climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
8°C
-0°C
4°C
2%
55%
0.6 m/s
0
0
30
February
13°C
4°C
8°C
4%
62%
0.9 m/s
2
0
63
March
17°C
8°C
11°C
14%
61%
1.1 m/s
27
0
72
April
23°C
13°C
20°C
1%
47%
1.0 m/s
77
16
69
May
29°C
17°C
26°C
4%
49%
1.1 m/s
47
56
28
June
33°C
21°C
31°C
1%
45%
1.1 m/s
26
42
13
July
33°C
23°C
33°C
5%
54%
1.1 m/s
17
35
5
August
33°C
22°C
32°C
7%
48%
1.0 m/s
20
39
8
September
28°C
16°C
29°C
18%
37%
1.0 m/s
30
78
8
October
23°C
12°C
21°C
9%
37%
0.7 m/s
83
15
65
November
15°C
6°C
12°C
5%
45%
0.6 m/s
34
0
84
December
7°C
-1°C
4°C
1%
40%
0.3 m/s
0
0
31
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Gilgit weather by season
Year round, Gilgit has days of about 7°C at their warmest in December, its coolest month, and 33°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -1°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 17°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Gilgit weather in winterDecember to February
High 10°CLow 1°CRain 2%
Winter in Gilgit has typical daily highs of about 10°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Gilgit weather in springMarch to May
High 23°CLow 12°CRain 6%
Spring in Gilgit has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 6% chance of rain on a given day.
Gilgit weather in summerJune to August
High 33°CLow 22°CRain 4%
Summer in Gilgit has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
Gilgit weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 22°CLow 11°CRain 11%
Autumn in Gilgit has typical daily highs of about 22°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Gilgit?
The rainy (wet) season in Gilgit runs from September, peaking in September with a 18% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is April to August; June is the driest month, at 1%.
What time of year is Gilgit windiest?
Winds in Gilgit are highest in March, averaging 1.1 m/s (4 km/h), and lightest in December, at 0.3 m/s (1 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Gilgit year round?
The average temperature in Gilgit over the whole year is 17°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 33°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about -1°C.