Padam Weather in February
Padam in February
The short of it: Padam in February averages a high of -6 °C (22 °F) and a low of -16 °C (3 °F), with 47 mm (1.9 in) of rain and about 10 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -6° · low -16° · rain 47 mm · daylight 10 h 56 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Padam an average February high of -6°, a low of -16° and some 47 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about -6°, nights near -16°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 47 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 56 min in mid-February, 47 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 July and August.
Against its neighbours, Padam runs cooler than most and drier than most in February. Bunjwah, 94 km to the WSW, is 13° warmer by day.
February in Padam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 3° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 94 km WSW | 7° | -2° | 152 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 97 km NE | 2° | -10° | 16 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 100 km S | -2° | -12° | 83 mm |
| LehLadakh | 101 km NE | 1° | -12° | 12 mm |
| KishtwārJammu and Kashmir | 105 km W | 11° | 1° | 148 mm |
| BhadarwāhJammu and Kashmir | 121 km WSW | 10° | 2° | 158 mm |
| ChambaHimachal Pradesh | 124 km SW | 17° | 7° | 124 mm |
| DodaJammu and Kashmir | 129 km WSW | 15° | 4° | 136 mm |