Kargil monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Kargil

Kargil average temperature chart (Celsius) Kargil average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Kargil (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -3.4 -2 4.2 10.1 13.4 17.8 21.3 20.7 17.9 12.2 5.6 -0.3
°F 25.8 28.4 39.6 50.2 56.2 64 70.4 69.3 64.2 54 42.1 31.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Kargil monthly rainfall chart (mm) Kargil monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Kargil (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 26 30 49 44 44 29 39 43 21 11 11 19
inches 1 1.2 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8
Rainy days 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 3 2 2 3

Average annual rainfall in Kargil: 473.566mm (186.4 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Kargil

Kargil average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Kargil
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.3 6.4 7 8 8.8 9.6 8.2 7.8 8.6 8.8 8.1 6.6

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Kargil average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Kargil average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Kargil (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -13 -11.9 -6.3 -1.4 0.9 5.7 8.8 8.6 4.2 -1.4 -6.7 -10.3
Max °C -3.2 -1.8 4.5 10.4 13.8 18.1 21.7 21 18.2 12.6 5.9 -0.1
Min °F 8.6 10.7 20.8 29.5 33.5 42.3 47.8 47.5 39.6 29.6 19.9 13.5
Max °F 17.4 19.8 30.4 40.1 45.1 53.4 59.4 58.6 52.2 42.1 31.3 22.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Kargil average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Kargil average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Kargil in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 16.6 16.6 17.9 19.4 20.6 21.4 21.8 21.5 21.6 21.2 19.7 17.9
°F 61.8 61.9 64.2 67 69.2 70.4 71.3 70.7 70.9 70.1 67.5 64.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Kargil average winspeed by month (km/h) Kargil average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Kargil (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 5 5 7 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 5
mph 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Kargil relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Kargil
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
61% 59% 55% 52% 46% 46% 56% 60% 53% 50% 57% 59%

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Kargil weather stats

Kargil weather statistics
Hottest month: July 21.3°C 70.3°F
Driest month: October 11mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: October 8.8hrs
Coldest month: January -3.4°C 25.9°F
Wettest month: March 49mm 1.9ins
Warmest sea: July 21.8°C 71.2°F
Map showing location of Kargil (34.55764, 76.12622) Kargil map pin © Google

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