Kargil Weather in August
Kargil in August
The short of it: Kargil in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 8.0 mm (0.31 in) of rain and about 13 h 26 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 8.0 mm · daylight 13 h 26 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Kargil an average August high of 27°, a low of 15° and some 8.0 mm of rain. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 8.0 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 26 min in mid-August, 49 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Kargil runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Skardu, 94 km to the NNW, is 2° warmer by day.
August in Kargil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 0.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 26 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 94 km NNW | 29° | 15° | 17 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 96 km SW | 25° | 14° | 70 mm |
| TrālJammu and Kashmir | 116 km SW | 29° | 18° | 54 mm |
| Seer HamdanJammu and Kashmir | 118 km SW | 28° | 18° | 49 mm |
| KhreuhJammu and Kashmir | 120 km WSW | 30° | 18° | 60 mm |
| MattanJammu and Kashmir | 122 km SW | 28° | 18° | 49 mm |
| ShangusJammu and Kashmir | 123 km SW | 28° | 17° | 48 mm |
| AwantipurJammu and Kashmir | 124 km SW | 28° | 17° | 68 mm |