Gilgit Weather in May
Gilgit in May
The short of it: Gilgit in May averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 33 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 14 h 3 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 27° · low 13° · rain 33 mm · daylight 14 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
May in Gilgit brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 13°, with about 33 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against April, to near 27°; nights run about 13°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 33 mm.
The sun is up for about 14 h 3 min in mid-May, 60 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 5 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 May. Jaglot, 38 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
May in Gilgit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 6° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaglotGilgit-Baltistan | 38 km SE | 28° | 14° | 38 mm |
| KarimabadGilgit-Baltistan | 55 km NE | 22° | 9° | 29 mm |
| BarishalGilgit-Baltistan | 56 km NE | 21° | 8° | 29 mm |
| GahkuchGilgit-Baltistan | 57 km WNW | 26° | 12° | 30 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 138 km ESE | 24° | 9° | 30 mm |
| KeranJammu and Kashmir | 144 km SSW | 24° | 12° | 74 mm |
| AthhmuqamAzad Kashmir | 152 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 82 mm |
| GulgamJammu and Kashmir | 152 km S | 24° | 12° | 73 mm |