Kargil Weather in December
Kargil in December
The short of it: Kargil in December averages a high of 1 °C (33 °F) and a low of -12 °C (11 °F), with 21 mm (0.83 in) of rain and about 9 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -12° · rain 21 mm · daylight 9 h 51 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
December in Kargil brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -12°, with about 21 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 9° against November, to near 1°; nights run about -12°. Rain is modest, about 21 mm, the 6th wettest month. The first lasting snow usually comes now.
The sun is up for about 9 h 51 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 2 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 December. Skardu, 94 km to the NNW, is 5° warmer by day.
December in Kargil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 9° colder, 13 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 94 km NNW | 6° | -7° | 17 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 96 km SW | 5° | -5° | 69 mm |
| TrālJammu and Kashmir | 116 km SW | 11° | -1° | 58 mm |
| Seer HamdanJammu and Kashmir | 118 km SW | 11° | -1° | 69 mm |
| KhreuhJammu and Kashmir | 120 km WSW | 11° | -1° | 49 mm |
| MattanJammu and Kashmir | 122 km SW | 11° | -1° | 69 mm |
| ShangusJammu and Kashmir | 123 km SW | 11° | -1° | 73 mm |
| AwantipurJammu and Kashmir | 124 km SW | 10° | -2° | 60 mm |