Kargil Weather in February
Kargil in February
The short of it: Kargil in February averages a high of -1 °C (30 °F) and a low of -14 °C (7 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -1° · low -14° · rain 55 mm · daylight 10 h 54 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
February in Kargil brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -14°, with about 55 mm of rain over the month. Much like January: highs about -1°, nights near -14°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 55 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 54 min in mid-February, 49 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates February 1 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 February. Skardu, 94 km to the NNW, is 7° warmer by day.
February in Kargil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 3° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 94 km NNW | 6° | -7° | 36 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 96 km SW | 3° | -7° | 166 mm |
| TrālJammu and Kashmir | 116 km SW | 11° | -1° | 121 mm |
| Seer HamdanJammu and Kashmir | 118 km SW | 10° | 0° | 148 mm |
| KhreuhJammu and Kashmir | 120 km WSW | 11° | 0° | 100 mm |
| MattanJammu and Kashmir | 122 km SW | 10° | 0° | 148 mm |
| ShangusJammu and Kashmir | 123 km SW | 10° | 0° | 158 mm |
| AwantipurJammu and Kashmir | 124 km SW | 10° | -1° | 124 mm |