Gilgit weather in February

In February, Gilgit sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 111 mm of precipitation across 14.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Gilgit's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gilgit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -9°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -16°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 111 mm; 14.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 6:58 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 12th clearest
Wind: 2 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Gilgit is city in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -10°C in the first days to -8°C by the end.

A typical February day in Gilgit reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and -5°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 5°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7
Avg low (°C)	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15	-15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-18
2	-10	-18
3	-10	-17
4	-10	-17
5	-10	-17
6	-10	-17
7	-10	-17
8	-9	-17
9	-9	-17
10	-9	-16
11	-9	-16
12	-9	-16
13	-9	-16
14	-9	-16
15	-9	-16
16	-9	-16
17	-9	-16
18	-8	-16
19	-8	-16
20	-8	-16
21	-8	-16
22	-8	-16
23	-8	-15
24	-8	-15
25	-8	-15
26	-7	-15
27	-7	-15
28	-7	-15

How February really feels in Gilgit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in February is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Gilgit weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-12° / -19°	81	13	14.5	9.8	0.0
Feb	-9° / -16°	111	14.4	15.6	10.6	0.0
Mar	-4° / -13°	139	16.1	16.8	11.7	0.0
Apr	1° / -8°	127	13.3	13.5	12.9	0.0
May	6° / -4°	120	14.2	10.7	13.9	0.6
Jun	14° / 2°	114	15.5	2.1	14.4	3.7
Jul	19° / 8°	111	19.2	0.1	14.2	5.2
Aug	19° / 9°	113	20.3	0.1	13.4	5.0
Sep	14° / 4°	114	18.3	3.3	12.2	3.6
Oct	4° / -7°	92	12.5	10.3	11.1	0.4
Nov	-6° / -15°	70	9.7	10.4	10.1	0.0
Dec	-11° / -19°	71	11.6	12.7	9.6	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in February, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	35	35	34	33	33	32	31	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	38	38	38	39	39
Cloudier (%)	65	65	66	67	67	68	69	69	68	69	69	69	69	69	67	67	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	62	62	62	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Gilgit gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 51% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 16 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	50	51	51	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	53
Snow chance (%)	50	50	50	51	51	52	53	53	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	58	58	57

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	50
2	46	50
3	46	50
4	47	51
5	47	51
6	48	52
7	49	53
8	49	53
9	50	54
10	51	55
11	51	55
12	52	56
13	52	56
14	52	57
15	53	57
16	53	58
17	54	58
18	54	58
19	54	59
20	54	59
21	54	59
22	54	59
23	54	58
24	54	58
25	54	58
26	54	58
27	54	58
28	53	57

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 2 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 2 km/h on the calmest days to 2 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	2	calm
2	2	calm
3	2	calm
4	2	calm
5	2	calm
6	2	calm
7	2	calm
8	2	calm
9	2	calm
10	2	calm
11	2	calm
12	2	calm
13	2	calm
14	2	calm
15	2	calm
16	2	calm
17	2	calm
18	2	calm
19	2	calm
20	2	calm
21	2	calm
22	2	calm
23	2	calm
24	2	calm
25	2	calm
26	2	calm
27	2	calm
28	2	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:22 PM to 5:49 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43
Sunset (PM)	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:49

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	7:10	5:22
2	10.2	7:09	5:23
3	10.3	7:09	5:24
4	10.3	7:08	5:25
5	10.3	7:07	5:26
6	10.4	7:06	5:27
7	10.4	7:06	5:29
8	10.4	7:05	5:30
9	10.4	7:04	5:31
10	10.5	7:03	5:32
11	10.5	7:02	5:33
12	10.5	7:01	5:34
13	10.6	7:00	5:35
14	10.6	6:59	5:36
15	10.6	6:58	5:37
16	10.7	6:57	5:38
17	10.7	6:56	5:39
18	10.7	6:55	5:40
19	10.8	6:54	5:41
20	10.8	6:53	5:42
21	10.9	6:51	5:43
22	10.9	6:50	5:44
23	10.9	6:49	5:45
24	11.0	6:48	5:46
25	11.0	6:47	5:47
26	11.0	6:45	5:47
27	11.1	6:44	5:48
28	11.1	6:43	5:49

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 4.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.9	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	4.0	Moderate
7	4.0	Moderate
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.1	Bright
10	4.1	Bright
11	4.1	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.7	Bright
23	4.7	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Gilgit?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gilgit.

What to pack for Gilgit in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Gilgit sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Gilgit in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gilgit peaks around May 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	9	12	14	13	13	12	10	7	4	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	12	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Gilgit in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gilgit is worst in January — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	30	29	24	20	17	15	14	13	12	15	24	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	29	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Gilgit?

Gilgit sits at 35.9°N, 74.3°E, 1,467 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Hunza, 55 km away.

Topography around Gilgit

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gilgit.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gilgit has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,690 m around an average of 1,781 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,952 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,102 m.

The land around Gilgit is covered by bare terrain (54%) within 3 km, bare terrain (54%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,690 m

bare terrain 54%

16 km

3,952 m

bare terrain 54%

80 km

7,102 m

bare terrain 38%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

← January Gilgit year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Hunza 55 km · Skardu 138 km · Muzaffarabad 188 km · Murree 239 km · Ishqoshim 258 km · Islamabad 270 km · Āsmār 285 km · Khorugh 302 km

Pakistan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 24% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,596; 2025
Happiness: 4.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 45%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 4.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 13; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 493
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Gilgit (35.9187°, 74.3124°, elevation 1,467 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-18
2	-10	-18
3	-10	-17
4	-10	-17
5	-10	-17
6	-10	-17
7	-10	-17
8	-9	-17
9	-9	-17
10	-9	-16
11	-9	-16
12	-9	-16
13	-9	-16
14	-9	-16
15	-9	-16
16	-9	-16
17	-9	-16
18	-8	-16
19	-8	-16
20	-8	-16
21	-8	-16
22	-8	-16
23	-8	-15
24	-8	-15
25	-8	-15
26	-7	-15
27	-7	-15
28	-7	-15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	50
2	46	50
3	46	50
4	47	51
5	47	51
6	48	52
7	49	53
8	49	53
9	50	54
10	51	55
11	51	55
12	52	56
13	52	56
14	52	57
15	53	57
16	53	58
17	54	58
18	54	58
19	54	59
20	54	59
21	54	59
22	54	59
23	54	58
24	54	58
25	54	58
26	54	58
27	54	58
28	53	57

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-18
2	-10	-18
3	-10	-17
4	-10	-17
5	-10	-17
6	-10	-17
7	-10	-17
8	-9	-17
9	-9	-17
10	-9	-16
11	-9	-16
12	-9	-16
13	-9	-16
14	-9	-16
15	-9	-16
16	-9	-16
17	-9	-16
18	-8	-16
19	-8	-16
20	-8	-16
21	-8	-16
22	-8	-16
23	-8	-15
24	-8	-15
25	-8	-15
26	-7	-15
27	-7	-15
28	-7	-15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	50
2	46	50
3	46	50
4	47	51
5	47	51
6	48	52
7	49	53
8	49	53
9	50	54
10	51	55
11	51	55
12	52	56
13	52	56
14	52	57
15	53	57
16	53	58
17	54	58
18	54	58
19	54	59
20	54	59
21	54	59
22	54	59
23	54	58
24	54	58
25	54	58
26	54	58
27	54	58
28	53	57

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-10	-18
2	-10	-18
3	-10	-17
4	-10	-17
5	-10	-17
6	-10	-17
7	-10	-17
8	-9	-17
9	-9	-17
10	-9	-16
11	-9	-16
12	-9	-16
13	-9	-16
14	-9	-16
15	-9	-16
16	-9	-16
17	-9	-16
18	-8	-16
19	-8	-16
20	-8	-16
21	-8	-16
22	-8	-16
23	-8	-15
24	-8	-15
25	-8	-15
26	-7	-15
27	-7	-15
28	-7	-15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	35	65
2	35	65
3	34	66
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	32	68
7	31	69
8	31	69
9	32	68
10	31	69
11	31	69
12	31	69
13	31	69
14	31	69
15	33	67
16	33	67
17	33	67
18	33	67
19	34	66
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	36	64
23	36	64
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	39	61
28	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	46	50
2	46	50
3	46	50
4	47	51
5	47	51
6	48	52
7	49	53
8	49	53
9	50	54
10	51	55
11	51	55
12	52	56
13	52	56
14	52	57
15	53	57
16	53	58
17	54	58
18	54	58
19	54	59
20	54	59
21	54	59
22	54	59
23	54	58
24	54	58
25	54	58
26	54	58
27	54	58
28	53	57

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100