Guides
Weather & seasons
Thirty-year averages from the official weather stations, and what each season means for snow, roads and what’s open.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir weather, month by month30-year averages for Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam, month by month.
Checked 24 Oct 2026The best time to visit Kashmir, by what you want to seeBy goal: snow, tulips, high valleys, dry weather or quieter search months.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Snowfall in Kashmir: when and where it snows, month by monthFirst snow on the peaks from late August; in Srinagar any time from November to February.Checked 23 Oct 2026Srinagar weather: what each month is likeThirty years of station records: 7.1°C January days, 30.0°C in July, and when it snows.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Gulmarg weather: snow, cold and the ski season, month by monthJanuary nights of −7.7°C, twice Srinagar’s rain and snow, and ski courses from 20 December.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Pahalgam weather: temperatures, snow and when to go, month by monthJanuary nights of −6.1°C, snow from October in 2025–26, and nights that can be colder than Gulmarg’s.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in winter: snow, cold, roads and what stays openBelow-freezing nights, snow on no fixed date, and the roads and flights that stop.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in January: snow, cold, roads and what’s openThe coldest month: Chillai Kalan, Gulmarg’s ski season, snow on no fixed date and the roads that shut.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in February: snow, skiing, roads and what’s openWinter’s last month and its wettest: ski courses all month, Chillai Khurd, and snow that has ranged from heavy to almost none.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in March: weather, late snow, blossom and roadsThe wettest month: almond blossom, the Tulip Garden opening and snow still on the passes.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in April: weather, tulips and late snowSpring weather, the tulip peak, late snow on the passes and crowds.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in May: weather, roads and what to expectWarm days, fewer wet ones, and the high roads starting to open.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in June: weather, roads, crowds and pilgrimagesWarm, mostly dry days in Srinagar, thunder in the hills, Kheer Bhawani and the run-up to the Amarnath Yatra.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in July: weather, monsoon rain and Yatra roadsThe warmest month: Yatra convoy rules on the Pahalgam and Sonamarg roads, and monsoon spells that can shut the highway.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in October: weather, autumn colour, snow and roadsThe driest month: clear days, cold nights, saffron and chinars, and the first snow shutting the high roads.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in November: weather, snow, roads and what’s openDry days, freezing nights in the hills, the last chinar colours, early snow on no fixed date and roads that start to shut.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kashmir in December: weather, snow, roads and what’s openCold nights, a chance of snow, Chillai Kalan and which roads close.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Srinagar Tulip Garden 2027: dates, tickets and the best time to goWhen it may open, peak bloom, tickets and timings, based on 2026.