Gilgit Weather in January
Gilgit in January
The short of it: Gilgit in January averages a high of 7 °C (45 °F) and a low of -3 °C (27 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 9 h 58 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 7° · low -3° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 9 h 58 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Gilgit an average January high of 7°, a low of -3° and some 9.0 mm of rain. Gilgit's coldest stretch of the year, 7° by day and -3° by night. Rain is scarce, about 9.0 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 58 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates January 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 January. Jaglot, 38 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
January in Gilgit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 3° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaglotGilgit-Baltistan | 38 km SE | 9° | -1° | 11 mm |
| KarimabadGilgit-Baltistan | 55 km NE | 4° | -7° | 6.0 mm |
| BarishalGilgit-Baltistan | 56 km NE | 3° | -8° | 7.0 mm |
| GahkuchGilgit-Baltistan | 57 km WNW | 7° | -4° | 6.0 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 138 km ESE | 2° | -10° | 33 mm |
| KeranJammu and Kashmir | 144 km SSW | 6° | -3° | 57 mm |
| AthhmuqamAzad Kashmir | 152 km SSW | 5° | -5° | 68 mm |
| GulgamJammu and Kashmir | 152 km S | 8° | -3° | 60 mm |