Gilgit Weather in December
Gilgit in December
The short of it: Gilgit in December averages a high of 10 °C (50 °F) and a low of -1 °C (29 °F), with 6.0 mm (0.24 in) of rain and about 9 h 44 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 10° · low -1° · rain 6.0 mm · daylight 9 h 44 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
December in Gilgit brings afternoons near 10° and nights around -1°, with about 6.0 mm of rain over the month. Highs fall 7° against November, to near 10°; nights run about -1°. Rain is scarce, about 6.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 44 min in mid-December, 29 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates December 3 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 December. Jaglot, 38 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
December in Gilgit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 7° colder, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 44 min
- Average wind
- 2 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaglotGilgit-Baltistan | 38 km SE | 11° | 0° | 8.0 mm |
| KarimabadGilgit-Baltistan | 55 km NE | 7° | -5° | 4.0 mm |
| BarishalGilgit-Baltistan | 56 km NE | 6° | -7° | 4.0 mm |
| GahkuchGilgit-Baltistan | 57 km WNW | 9° | -2° | 4.0 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 138 km ESE | 6° | -7° | 17 mm |
| KeranJammu and Kashmir | 144 km SSW | 9° | -1° | 28 mm |
| AthhmuqamAzad Kashmir | 152 km SSW | 8° | -2° | 30 mm |
| GulgamJammu and Kashmir | 152 km S | 10° | -1° | 30 mm |