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Best time to visit Srinagar

September is the best time to visit Srinagar for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 11 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

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 90/100
The least cloud October 31 % average cloud cover
The least rain October 84 mm
Warmth July 26 °C
Cooler weather January 4.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 90 23 °C 11
2 June 88 25 °C 11
3 October 85 19 °C 8
4 May 83 21 °C 15
5 August 74 25 °C 19
6 July 73 26 °C 18
7 April 66 17 °C 16
8 November 63 13 °C 8
9 March 40 10 °C 17
10 December 39 7.7 °C 10
11 January 28 4.0 °C 14
12 February 25 5.5 °C 16

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 16 wet days and highs near 5.5 °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 4.0 °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 %

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.

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.