Kargil Weather in March
Kargil in March
The short of it: Kargil in March averages a high of 5 °C (41 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 53 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 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 5° · low -8° · rain 53 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & June
Thirty years of records give Kargil an average March high of 5°, a low of -8° and some 53 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 5°; nights run about -8°. Rain is modest, about 53 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 53 min in mid-March, 59 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 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 March. Skardu, 94 km to the NNW, is 7° warmer by day.
March in Kargil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 94 km NNW | 12° | -2° | 45 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 96 km SW | 9° | -3° | 160 mm |
| TrālJammu and Kashmir | 116 km SW | 16° | 3° | 132 mm |
| Seer HamdanJammu and Kashmir | 118 km SW | 16° | 3° | 146 mm |
| KhreuhJammu and Kashmir | 120 km WSW | 16° | 4° | 118 mm |
| MattanJammu and Kashmir | 122 km SW | 16° | 3° | 146 mm |
| ShangusJammu and Kashmir | 123 km SW | 16° | 4° | 150 mm |
| AwantipurJammu and Kashmir | 124 km SW | 15° | 2° | 140 mm |