Pituk Weather in February
Pituk in February
The short of it: Pituk in February averages a high of 2 °C (35 °F) and a low of -11 °C (13 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 10 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 2° · low -11° · rain 15 mm · daylight 10 h 55 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
Thirty years of records give Pituk an average February high of 2°, a low of -11° and some 15 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 2°, nights near -11°. Pack the buffalo coat. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 15 mm. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 55 min in mid-February, 48 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates February 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and September.
Against its neighbours, Pituk runs warmer than most and drier than most in February. Leh, 5 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
February in Pituk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 4° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LehLadakh | 5 km ENE | 1° | -12° | 12 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 6 km ESE | 2° | -10° | 16 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 96 km SW | -6° | -16° | 47 mm |
| ThangLadakh | 111 km NW | -6° | -18° | 10 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 138 km WNW | -1° | -14° | 55 mm |
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 171 km NW | 1° | -12° | 26 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 181 km SSW | -2° | -12° | 83 mm |
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 184 km SW | 7° | -2° | 152 mm |