Pituk Weather in January
Pituk in January
The short of it: Pituk in January averages a high of -2 °C (28 °F) and a low of -14 °C (7 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 10 h 7 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 -14° · rain 14 mm · daylight 10 h 7 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & September
January in Pituk brings afternoons near -2° and nights around -14°, with about 14 mm of rain over the month. Pituk's coldest stretch of the year, -2° by day and -14° by night. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 10 h 7 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates January 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 January. Leh, 5 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
January in Pituk, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 4° colder, 7.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LehLadakh | 5 km ENE | -3° | -15° | 11 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 6 km ESE | -2° | -13° | 15 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 96 km SW | -9° | -18° | 38 mm |
| ThangLadakh | 111 km NW | -9° | -20° | 7.0 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 138 km WNW | -4° | -16° | 45 mm |
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 171 km NW | -3° | -14° | 23 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 181 km SSW | -4° | -14° | 71 mm |
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 184 km SW | 5° | -5° | 145 mm |