Gilgit Weather in August
Gilgit in August
The short of it: Gilgit in August averages a high of 33 °C (92 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 13 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 20° · rain 18 mm · daylight 13 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Gilgit an average August high of 33°, a low of 20° and some 18 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 30 min in mid-August, 51 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and April.
Against its neighbours, Gilgit runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Jaglot, 38 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Gilgit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaglotGilgit-Baltistan | 38 km SE | 35° | 21° | 19 mm |
| KarimabadGilgit-Baltistan | 55 km NE | 30° | 17° | 17 mm |
| BarishalGilgit-Baltistan | 56 km NE | 29° | 16° | 17 mm |
| GahkuchGilgit-Baltistan | 57 km WNW | 33° | 20° | 14 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 138 km ESE | 29° | 15° | 17 mm |
| KeranJammu and Kashmir | 144 km SSW | 28° | 17° | 81 mm |
| AthhmuqamAzad Kashmir | 152 km SSW | 26° | 15° | 106 mm |
| GulgamJammu and Kashmir | 152 km S | 29° | 18° | 66 mm |