Banihāl Weather in January
Banihāl in January
The short of it: Banihāl in January averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -3° · rain 131 mm · daylight 10 h 10 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Banihāl an average January high of 7°, a low of -3° and some 131 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Banihāl: highs scarcely reach 7°, nights fall to -3°. Wet spells are common — about 131 mm, the 4th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 10 h 10 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Banihāl runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Dooru Verinag, 14 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Banihāl, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 56 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dooru VerinagJammu and Kashmir | 14 km NNE | 6° | -4° | 128 mm |
| KokernagJammu and Kashmir | 19 km NE | 4° | -6° | 147 mm |
| RāmbanJammu and Kashmir | 22 km S | 13° | 3° | 101 mm |
| QāzigundJammu and Kashmir | 23 km NNW | 8° | -3° | 104 mm |
| Patha DeōsarJammu and Kashmir | 25 km NNW | 7° | -3° | 98 mm |
| AchhībalJammu and Kashmir | 28 km N | 8° | -3° | 111 mm |
| KulgamJammu and Kashmir | 28 km NW | 7° | -3° | 98 mm |
| Ashmuji KhalsaJammu and Kashmir | 29 km NNW | 8° | -3° | 92 mm |