Gilgit Weather in April
Gilgit in April
The short of it: Gilgit in April averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 28 mm (1.1 in) of rain and about 13 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 28 mm · daylight 13 h 4 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
April in Gilgit brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 9°, with about 28 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from March to about 21°, with nights near 9°. Rain is modest, about 28 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 4 min in mid-April, 72 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates April 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Gilgit runs warmer than most and about as wet in April. Jaglot, 38 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
April in Gilgit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 5° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus May
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaglotGilgit-Baltistan | 38 km SE | 23° | 10° | 35 mm |
| KarimabadGilgit-Baltistan | 55 km NE | 18° | 5° | 19 mm |
| BarishalGilgit-Baltistan | 56 km NE | 16° | 4° | 19 mm |
| GahkuchGilgit-Baltistan | 57 km WNW | 21° | 8° | 21 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 138 km ESE | 18° | 5° | 32 mm |
| KeranJammu and Kashmir | 144 km SSW | 19° | 8° | 110 mm |
| AthhmuqamAzad Kashmir | 152 km SSW | 16° | 6° | 116 mm |
| GulgamJammu and Kashmir | 152 km S | 20° | 8° | 126 mm |