Gilgit Weather in February
Gilgit in February
The short of it: Gilgit in February averages a high of 10 °C (51 °F) and a low of -0 °C (32 °F), with 12 mm (0.47 in) of rain and about 10 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 10° · low 0° · rain 12 mm · daylight 10 h 50 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Gilgit an average February high of 10°, a low of 0° and some 12 mm of rain. Much like January: highs about 10°, nights near 0°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 50 min in mid-February, 52 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates February 4 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 February. Jaglot, 38 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
February in Gilgit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus January
- 3° warmer, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus March
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 2 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
February averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaglotGilgit-Baltistan | 38 km SE | 12° | 1° | 15 mm |
| KarimabadGilgit-Baltistan | 55 km NE | 7° | -5° | 7.0 mm |
| BarishalGilgit-Baltistan | 56 km NE | 6° | -6° | 8.0 mm |
| GahkuchGilgit-Baltistan | 57 km WNW | 10° | -1° | 9.0 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 138 km ESE | 6° | -7° | 36 mm |
| KeranJammu and Kashmir | 144 km SSW | 8° | -1° | 83 mm |
| AthhmuqamAzad Kashmir | 152 km SSW | 6° | -3° | 88 mm |
| GulgamJammu and Kashmir | 152 km S | 9° | 0° | 88 mm |