Gilgit Weather in September
Gilgit in September
The short of it: Gilgit in September averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 11 mm (0.43 in) of rain and about 12 h 21 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 29° · low 16° · rain 11 mm · daylight 12 h 21 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Gilgit an average September high of 29°, a low of 16° and some 11 mm of rain. Highs fall 4° against August, to near 29°; nights run about 16°. Rain is scarce, about 11 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 21 min in mid-September, 69 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates September 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 September. Jaglot, 38 km to the SE, is 2° warmer by day.
September in Gilgit, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- 4° colder, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus October
- 5° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JaglotGilgit-Baltistan | 38 km SE | 31° | 16° | 12 mm |
| KarimabadGilgit-Baltistan | 55 km NE | 26° | 12° | 10 mm |
| BarishalGilgit-Baltistan | 56 km NE | 25° | 11° | 10 mm |
| GahkuchGilgit-Baltistan | 57 km WNW | 29° | 15° | 10 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 138 km ESE | 26° | 12° | 11 mm |
| KeranJammu and Kashmir | 144 km SSW | 26° | 14° | 48 mm |
| AthhmuqamAzad Kashmir | 152 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 62 mm |
| GulgamJammu and Kashmir | 152 km S | 27° | 14° | 45 mm |