Gilgit weather in July

In July, Gilgit sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 111 mm of precipitation across 19.2 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gilgit's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gilgit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 11th coldest
Precipitation: 111 mm; 19.2 wet days
Daylight: 14 h 12 min; 5:02 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 2 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 7.13 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.2; 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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical July day in Gilgit reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 6°C warmer than June and on par with August.

	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	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	7
6	19	7
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	19	7
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	20	8
16	20	8
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

How July really feels in Gilgit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gilgit weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	81	80	80	80	81	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gilgit gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 19.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	59	59	59	59	59	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	63	62	62

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	60
8	60
9	60
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	62
14	63
15	63
16	64
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	64
25	64
26	64
27	63
28	63
29	63
30	62
31	62

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July 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	29	30	31
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	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in July

Winds average 2 km/h in July.

Across July, 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	29	30	31
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	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	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
29	2	calm
30	2	calm
31	2	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:54 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 7:05 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	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.2	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.1	14.0	14.0	14.0	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	13.9
Sunrise (AM)	4:54	4:54	4:55	4:55	4:56	4:56	4:57	4:57	4:58	4:58	4:59	4:59	5:00	5:01	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13
Sunset (PM)	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:16	7:16	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	14.4	4:54	7:18
2	14.4	4:54	7:18
3	14.4	4:55	7:18
4	14.4	4:55	7:18
5	14.4	4:56	7:18
6	14.4	4:56	7:18
7	14.4	4:57	7:18
8	14.3	4:57	7:18
9	14.3	4:58	7:17
10	14.3	4:58	7:17
11	14.3	4:59	7:17
12	14.3	4:59	7:16
13	14.3	5:00	7:16
14	14.3	5:01	7:16
15	14.2	5:01	7:15
16	14.2	5:02	7:15
17	14.2	5:03	7:14
18	14.2	5:03	7:14
19	14.2	5:04	7:13
20	14.1	5:05	7:13
21	14.1	5:05	7:12
22	14.1	5:06	7:12
23	14.1	5:07	7:11
24	14.0	5:07	7:10
25	14.0	5:08	7:10
26	14.0	5:09	7:09
27	14.0	5:10	7:08
28	13.9	5:10	7:07
29	13.9	5:11	7:07
30	13.9	5:12	7:06
31	13.9	5:13	7:05

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.13 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 — July's 7.13 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	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	7.5	Intense
2	7.5	Intense
3	7.5	Intense
4	7.5	Intense
5	7.4	Intense
6	7.4	Intense
7	7.4	Intense
8	7.4	Intense
9	7.3	Intense
10	7.3	Intense
11	7.3	Intense
12	7.2	Intense
13	7.2	Intense
14	7.2	Intense
15	7.1	Intense
16	7.1	Intense
17	7.1	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	6.9	Intense
23	6.9	Intense
24	6.9	Intense
25	6.8	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.8	Intense
29	6.8	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Gilgit?

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

5.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

2.4

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Gilgit for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gilgit in July

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

In July, Gilgit sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Gilgit in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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

← June Gilgit year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July 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	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	7
6	19	7
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	19	7
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	20	8
16	20	8
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	60
8	60
9	60
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	62
14	63
15	63
16	64
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	64
25	64
26	64
27	63
28	63
29	63
30	62
31	62

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	7
6	19	7
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	19	7
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	20	8
16	20	8
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	60
8	60
9	60
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	62
14	63
15	63
16	64
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	64
25	64
26	64
27	63
28	63
29	63
30	62
31	62

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	6
2	18	6
3	18	6
4	18	6
5	18	7
6	19	7
7	19	7
8	19	7
9	19	7
10	19	8
11	19	8
12	19	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	20	8
16	20	8
17	20	9
18	20	9
19	20	9
20	20	9
21	20	9
22	20	9
23	20	9
24	20	9
25	20	9
26	20	9
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	82	18
15	82	18
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	81	19
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	81	19
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	79	21
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	79	21

	Rain chance (%)
1	59
2	59
3	59
4	59
5	59
6	59
7	60
8	60
9	60
10	61
11	61
12	61
13	62
14	63
15	63
16	64
17	65
18	65
19	65
20	65
21	65
22	65
23	65
24	64
25	64
26	64
27	63
28	63
29	63
30	62
31	62

	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
29	100
30	100
31	100