Pakistan · Asia

Best Time to Visit Northern areas (Hunza, Gilgit)

Best: Feb, Nov · Great: Mar-Apr, Oct

🥾 Hiking & Trekking
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Weather

It stays hot year-round here, but swings between a heavy monsoon centered on July and a markedly drier stretch around January. In February, expect highs around 10°C with rain on roughly 1 day of the month.

Things to Do

Trekking in the Karakoram range and the Hunza Valley's dramatic mountain scenery are the region's signature draws.

Local Cuisine

Try Hunza-style apricot dishes and Balti cuisine, shaped by the region's mountain produce.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryOK

Expect cool days around 8°/-10°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low8° / -10°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise7:06 AM
Sunset4:54 PM
Daylight9h 47m
FebruaryBest

Expect cool days around 10°/-7°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low10° / -7°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:40 AM
Sunset5:20 PM
Daylight10h 40m
MarchGreat

Expect cool days around 13°/-3°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low13° / -3°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset5:52 PM
Daylight11h 43m
AprilGreat

Expect mild days around 16°/1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

High / Low16° / 1°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset6:28 PM
Daylight12h 56m
MayOK

Expect mild days around 19°/5°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low19° / 5°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise5:02 AM
Sunset6:58 PM
Daylight13h 56m
JuneOK

Expect mild days around 22°/9°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low22° / 9°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Daylight14h 28m
JulyAvoid

Expect mild days around 22°/10°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).

High / Low22° / 10°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Daylight14h 15m
AugustAvoid

Expect mild days around 21°/9°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

High / Low21° / 9°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:18 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Daylight13h 23m
SeptemberOK

Expect mild days around 20°/7°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 7°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise5:53 AM
Sunset6:07 PM
Daylight12h 13m
OctoberGreat

Expect mild days around 17°/1°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).

High / Low17° / 1°C
Rainfall16 mm
Rainy days2
Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset5:31 PM
Daylight11h 3m
NovemberBest

Expect cool days around 12°/-5°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low12° / -5°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:59 AM
Sunset5:01 PM
Daylight10h 2m
DecemberOK

Expect cool days around 9°/-9°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

High / Low9° / -9°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise7:14 AM
Sunset4:46 PM
Daylight9h 32m

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