Skardu climate — normals and trends
Skardu (Pakistan) has a subarctic climate (Dfc) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is -4.0 °C and it receives 1,092 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 (11.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Skardu averages 283 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Skardu has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 294 to 272 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 26.0 °C (on 14 August 2024) and the coldest -32.2 °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
SkarduGilgit-Baltistan
- coords
- 35.30°, 75.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
-4.0°C
Average daily high
0.5°C
Average daily low
-8.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,092mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
3.3km/h
Seasonal range
27.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
283 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
487.8 cm
Average feels-like high
-1.7 °C
Average feels-like low
-12.2 °C
Average peak gust
24.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
26.0 °C
14 August 2024
Coldest day
-32.2 °C
31 December 1954
Wettest day
81 mm
4 July 1959
Windiest day
11.3 km/h
6 July 1993
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
8 December 1994
Hottest feels-like
26.0 °C
7 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-37.0 °C
31 December 1954
Snowiest day
37.1 cm
5 October 1955
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -11.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 99 mm | +25 mm |
| Feb | -8.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 90 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | -5.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 133 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 0.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 94 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 5.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 56 mm | -35 mm |
| Jun | 14.0 °C | +6.2 °C | 98 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 19.9 °C | +4.5 °C | 130 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 18.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 119 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 16.0 °C | +4.0 °C | 58 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 0.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 56 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | -5.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 6 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | -7.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 82 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Skardu?
Skardu has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is -4.0 °C and it receives 1,092 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Skardu?
The hottest day measured in Skardu between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 2024, reaching 26.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Skardu?
The coldest day measured in Skardu between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1954, at -32.2 °C.
Does it snow in Skardu?
Yes. Skardu gets on average 487.8 cm of snow per year and has around 283 frost days.
Has the climate of Skardu warmed?
Yes: Skardu warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Skardu?
The wettest day measured in Skardu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1959, with 81 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Skardu?
The windiest day measured in Skardu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1993, with winds reaching 11.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Skardu?
The warmest month in Skardu is August (11.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Skardu?
Skardu receives on average 1,092 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Skardu?
Skardu 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 Skardu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Skardu between 1940 and 2025 was 5 October 1955, with 37.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Skardu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Skardu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Skardu?
In Skardu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 26.0 °C on 7 July 2025, and the lowest was -37.0 °C on 31 December 1954.
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