Skardu weather in July

In July, Skardu sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 148 mm of precipitation across 17.9 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Skardu's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skardu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
148 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
4:58 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
2 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Skardu is city in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical July day in Skardu reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 7°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3143
4153
5154
6154
7154
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13166
14176
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21177
22177
23177
24187
25187
26187
27187
28187
29187
30187
31187

How July really feels in Skardu

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Skardu weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°7213.615.79.90.0
Feb-9° / -16°9514.616.410.70.0
Mar-5° / -13°11116.117.111.70.0
Apr-1° / -10°10814.415.112.90.0
May / -6°9013.812.913.80.0
Jun / -2°8711.14.514.31.9
Jul17° / 14817.90.314.14.5
Aug17° / 13619.30.213.34.5
Sep12° / 11117.54.912.22.7
Oct / -11°5911.410.311.10.2
Nov-7° / -17°539.21010.10.0
Dec-11° / -19°6011.812.89.70.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36337
46337
56139
66139
76139
86040
96040
106040
116040
126040
135941
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
196040
206040
216040
226040
236139
246139
256139
266139
276238
286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Skardu gets around 148 mm of rain and snow over 17.9 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 57% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1494
2504
3513
4523
5532
6532
7542
8552
9561
10571
11571
12581
13591
14600
15610
16610
17620
18620
19620
20620
21620
22610
23610
24600
25590
26590
27580
28570
29560
30560
31550

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
12calm
22calm
32calm
42calm
52calm
62calm
72calm
82calm
92calm
102calm
112calm
122calm
132calm
142calm
152calm
162calm
172calm
182calm
192calm
202calm
212calm
222calm
232calm
242calm
252calm
262calm
272calm
282calm
292calm
302calm
312calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of July to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:50 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.44:507:11
214.34:517:11
314.34:517:11
414.34:517:11
514.34:527:11
614.34:527:11
714.34:537:11
814.34:537:11
914.34:547:10
1014.34:557:10
1114.24:557:10
1214.24:567:10
1314.24:567:09
1414.24:577:09
1514.24:587:08
1614.24:587:08
1714.14:597:08
1814.14:597:07
1914.15:007:07
2014.15:017:06
2114.15:017:05
2214.05:027:05
2314.05:037:04
2414.05:047:04
2514.05:047:03
2614.05:057:02
2713.95:067:01
2813.95:077:01
2913.95:077:00
3013.95:086:59
3113.85:096:58

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.5Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Skardu?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Skardu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Skardu in July

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

In July, Skardu sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Skardu in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Skardu peaks around May 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateMay 20UV 15Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Skardu 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 Skardu is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1623 µg/m³Sep 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Skardu?

Skardu sits at 35.3°N, 75.6°E, 2,241 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Gilgit, 138 km away.

GilgitHunzaLehMuzaffarabadMurreeIslamabadSialkotĀsmār

Topography around Skardu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skardu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m around an average of 2,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,143 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,010 m.

The land around Skardu is covered by bare terrain (51%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
649 m
16 km
3,143 m
80 km
6,010 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Gilgit 138 km · Hunza 144 km · Leh 218 km · Muzaffarabad 223 km · Murree 257 km · Islamabad 295 km · Sialkot 328 km · Āsmār 390 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
Muslim 96%Hindu 2%Christian 1%

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 Skardu (35.2979°, 75.6337°, elevation 2,241 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).