Srinagar climate
Srinagar is warmest in July, with average highs of 26 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -4.5 °C. July is the wettest month (390 mm) and October the driest (84 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Srinagar averages 2,592 mm of rain, 61 days above 25 °C and 88 days below freezing.
India · population 1,206,419 · 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 26 °C
- Coldest month January -4.5 °C
- Driest month October 84 mm
- Wettest month July 390 mm
- Least cloud October 31 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 36 °C
- Coldest on record January -17 °C
What to expectSrinagar through the year
Srinagar has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 4.0 °C in January to 26 °C in July, a swing of 22 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 61 days a year reach 25 °C, 3 of them reach 30 °C, 88 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in August.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 390 mm against 84 mm in October — 4.6 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.0 °C | 214 mm | 56 % |
| February | 5.5 °C | 289 mm | 63 % |
| March | 10.4 °C | 299 mm | 62 % |
| April | 16.7 °C | 256 mm | 59 % |
| May | 21.2 °C | 177 mm | 51 % |
| June | 24.6 °C | 116 mm | 39 % |
| July | 25.7 °C | 390 mm | 51 % |
| August | 25.1 °C | 374 mm | 52 % |
| September | 23.3 °C | 156 mm | 33 % |
| October | 18.8 °C | 84 mm | 31 % |
| November | 13.4 °C | 102 mm | 39 % |
| December | 7.7 °C | 136 mm | 45 % |
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 | 4.0 °C | -4.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 14.8 °C | -16.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| February | 5.5 °C | -2.1 °C | 1.5 °C | 15.5 °C | -10.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| March | 10.4 °C | 1.4 °C | 5.8 °C | 22.5 °C | -6.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| April | 16.7 °C | 6.1 °C | 11.5 °C | 25.2 °C | -2.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May | 21.2 °C | 10.5 °C | 16.1 °C | 29.0 °C | 1.8 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 24.6 °C | 14.5 °C | 19.8 °C | 32.5 °C | 6.4 °C | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| July | 25.7 °C | 17.1 °C | 21.5 °C | 34.2 °C | 8.9 °C | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| August | 25.1 °C | 16.7 °C | 21.0 °C | 35.8 °C | 11.2 °C | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| September | 23.3 °C | 13.4 °C | 18.4 °C | 30.3 °C | 6.4 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 18.8 °C | 7.6 °C | 13.1 °C | 28.7 °C | 0.4 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 13.4 °C | 2.3 °C | 7.4 °C | 22.8 °C | -8.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| December | 7.7 °C | -2.3 °C | 2.2 °C | 18.3 °C | -13.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 214 mm | 14 | 10 h/day | 56 % | 55 % | 6.8 km/h |
| February | 289 mm | 16 | 11 h/day | 63 % | 60 % | 6.6 km/h |
| March | 299 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 62 % | 61 % | 6.6 km/h |
| April | 256 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 59 % | 63 % | 6.7 km/h |
| May | 177 mm | 15 | 14 h/day | 51 % | 62 % | 6.8 km/h |
| June | 116 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 39 % | 62 % | 6.6 km/h |
| July | 390 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 51 % | 72 % | 6.3 km/h |
| August | 374 mm | 19 | 13 h/day | 52 % | 74 % | 6.2 km/h |
| September | 156 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 33 % | 63 % | 6.2 km/h |
| October | 84 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 31 % | 53 % | 6.3 km/h |
| November | 102 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 39 % | 52 % | 6.6 km/h |
| December | 136 mm | 10 | 9.9 h/day | 45 % | 52 % | 6.6 km/h |
How Srinagar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srinagar | 26 °C | -4.5 °C | 2,592 mm | 61 |
| Anantnag · India | 25 °C | -6.1 °C | 1,160 mm | 41 |
| Dhirkot · Pakistan | 27 °C | -4.7 °C | 1,548 mm | 75 |
| Muzaffarābād · Pakistan | 32 °C | -0.7 °C | 1,271 mm | 188 |
| Abbottabad · Pakistan | 30 °C | -0.8 °C | 1,456 mm | 154 |
| Jammu · India | 37 °C | 4.1 °C | 1,242 mm | 232 |
| Skardu · Pakistan | 25 °C | -13 °C | 1,090 mm | 27 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Srinagar’s climate
When is the best time to visit Srinagar?
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 Srinagar get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 26 °C. About 3 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 -4.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 88 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Srinagar?
July, averaging 390 mm over 18 days with rain. The driest month is October with 84 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,592 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 Srinagar 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.