Best time to visit Anantnag

September is the best time to visit Anantnag for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 94/100
The least cloud October 29 % average cloud cover
The least rain October 31 mm
Warmth July 25 °C
Cooler weather January 4.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 94 23 °C 6
2 June 88 24 °C 10
3 October 86 19 °C 4
4 May 80 21 °C 13
5 August 80 24 °C 15
6 July 78 25 °C 16
7 April 64 17 °C 14
8 November 62 14 °C 6
9 December 43 8.3 °C 7
10 March 43 11 °C 14
11 January 31 4.5 °C 11
12 February 29 5.9 °C 13

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 13 wet days and highs near 5.9 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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