Gilgit climate — normals and trends
Gilgit (Pakistan) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -2.2 °C and it receives 1,245 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (13.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Gilgit averages 259 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Gilgit has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 270 to 248 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 4 July 2025) and the coldest -31.6 °C (on 31 December 1954).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
GilgitGilgit-Baltistan
- coords
- 35.92°, 74.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-2.2°C
Average daily high
2.4°C
Average daily low
-7.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,245mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
2.5km/h
Seasonal range
29.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
259 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
548.4 cm
Average feels-like high
0.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-10.2 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.1 °C
4 July 2025
Coldest day
-31.6 °C
31 December 1954
Wettest day
73 mm
9 September 1992
Windiest day
10.8 km/h
6 July 1993
Strongest gust
75.2 km/h
19 March 2012
Hottest feels-like
30.2 °C
4 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-36.2 °C
31 December 1954
Snowiest day
33.8 cm
3 April 2016
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -12.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 111 mm | +26 mm |
| Feb | -8.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 92 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | -4.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 126 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 2.8 °C | +2.9 °C | 91 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 11.8 °C | +6.5 °C | 84 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 19.4 °C | +6.8 °C | 100 mm | +8 mm |
| Jul | 23.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 117 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 22.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 84 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 19.3 °C | +5.1 °C | 48 mm | -61 mm |
| Oct | 6.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 79 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | -0.5 °C | +6.0 °C | 18 mm | -48 mm |
| Dec | -5.2 °C | +6.0 °C | 114 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gilgit?
Gilgit has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -2.2 °C and it receives 1,245 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gilgit?
The hottest day measured in Gilgit between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2025, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gilgit?
The coldest day measured in Gilgit between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1954, at -31.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gilgit?
Yes. Gilgit gets on average 548.4 cm of snow per year and has around 259 frost days.
Has the climate of Gilgit warmed?
Yes: Gilgit warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gilgit?
The wettest day measured in Gilgit between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1992, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gilgit?
The windiest day measured in Gilgit between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1993, with winds reaching 10.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gilgit?
The warmest month in Gilgit is August (13.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gilgit?
Gilgit receives on average 1,245 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gilgit?
Gilgit gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gilgit?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gilgit between 1940 and 2025 was 3 April 2016, with 33.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gilgit?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gilgit.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gilgit?
In Gilgit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.2 °C on 4 July 2025, and the lowest was -36.2 °C on 31 December 1954.
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