Anantnag climate
Anantnag is warmest in July, with average highs of 25 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -6.1 °C. February is the wettest month (148 mm) and October the driest (31 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Anantnag averages 1,160 mm of rain, 41 days above 25 °C and 122 days below freezing.
India · population 150,592 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 25 °C
- Coldest month January -6.1 °C
- Driest month October 31 mm
- Wettest month February 148 mm
- Least cloud October 29 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 36 °C
- Coldest on record January -19 °C
What to expectAnantnag through the year
Anantnag has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.5 °C in January to 25 °C in July, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 41 days a year reach 25 °C, 4 of them reach 30 °C, 122 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. February averages 148 mm against 31 mm in October — 4.8 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5 °C | 114 mm | 54 % |
| February | 5.9 °C | 148 mm | 61 % |
| March | 10.7 °C | 147 mm | 60 % |
| April | 16.7 °C | 124 mm | 58 % |
| May | 20.9 °C | 87 mm | 50 % |
| June | 23.9 °C | 68 mm | 40 % |
| July | 24.9 °C | 133 mm | 53 % |
| August | 24.5 °C | 126 mm | 52 % |
| September | 23.1 °C | 60 mm | 32 % |
| October | 18.9 °C | 31 mm | 29 % |
| November | 13.7 °C | 54 mm | 37 % |
| December | 8.3 °C | 69 mm | 44 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5 °C | -6.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 16.3 °C | -18.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| February | 5.9 °C | -3.8 °C | 0.9 °C | 15.3 °C | -15.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| March | 10.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 5.2 °C | 22.4 °C | -9.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| April | 16.7 °C | 3.2 °C | 10.5 °C | 26.2 °C | -4.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May | 20.9 °C | 6.8 °C | 14.7 °C | 28.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 23.9 °C | 11.1 °C | 18.5 °C | 32.9 °C | 3.8 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 24.9 °C | 15.8 °C | 20.7 °C | 33.1 °C | 8.7 °C | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 24.5 °C | 15.6 °C | 20.3 °C | 36.3 °C | 6.5 °C | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 23.1 °C | 11.3 °C | 17.8 °C | 31.5 °C | 3.7 °C | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 18.9 °C | 4.8 °C | 12.3 °C | 29.6 °C | -4.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| November | 13.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 6.5 °C | 23.5 °C | -13.3 °C | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| December | 8.3 °C | -4.3 °C | 1.5 °C | 19.5 °C | -15.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 114 mm | 11 | 10 h/day | 54 % | 59 % | 9.3 km/h |
| February | 148 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 61 % | 63 % | 9.0 km/h |
| March | 147 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 63 % | 8.4 km/h |
| April | 124 mm | 14 | 13 h/day | 58 % | 66 % | 8.1 km/h |
| May | 87 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 50 % | 66 % | 8.2 km/h |
| June | 68 mm | 10 | 14 h/day | 40 % | 68 % | 8.2 km/h |
| July | 133 mm | 16 | 14 h/day | 53 % | 77 % | 7.3 km/h |
| August | 126 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 78 % | 7.1 km/h |
| September | 60 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 32 % | 67 % | 7.4 km/h |
| October | 31 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 29 % | 57 % | 7.6 km/h |
| November | 54 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 37 % | 57 % | 7.9 km/h |
| December | 69 mm | 7 | 9.9 h/day | 44 % | 57 % | 8.7 km/h |
How Anantnag compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anantnag | 25 °C | -6.1 °C | 1,160 mm | 41 |
| Srinagar · India | 26 °C | -4.5 °C | 2,592 mm | 61 |
| Jammu · India | 37 °C | 4.1 °C | 1,242 mm | 232 |
| Sialkot · Pakistan | 38 °C | 5.6 °C | 1,053 mm | 240 |
| Dhirkot · Pakistan | 27 °C | -4.7 °C | 1,548 mm | 75 |
| Jhelum · Pakistan | 38 °C | 5.1 °C | 1,026 mm | 241 |
| Gujrat · Pakistan | 38 °C | 5.6 °C | 1,010 mm | 243 |
Where Anantnag ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Asia in September | 41stof 50 | 94/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in June | 50thof 50 | 88/100 |
| The coolest places in Asia in August | 50thof 50 | 24 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Anantnag’s climate
When is the best time to visit Anantnag?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, July, August sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and October the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Anantnag get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 25 °C. About 4 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -6.1 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 122 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Anantnag?
February, averaging 148 mm over 13 days with rain. The driest month is October with 31 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,160 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Anantnag rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.