Jammu and Kashmir · India
Kathua travel guide
Kathua is a city in Jammu and Kashmir, India, home to about 52,000 people.
- Best months
- May and October
- Nearest airport
- SXR97 km · Srinagar International Airport
- Currency
- INRIndian rupee
- Time zone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Language
- English, Hindi
When to go
The best time to visit Kathua
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kathua are May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; August is the wettest, with about 167 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kathua: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Srinagar International Airport (SXR), about 97 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jammu Airport (IXJ, 99 km) and Pathankot Airport (IXP, 127 km) are also within reach.
SXR · Srinagar International Airport
IXJ · Jammu Airport
IXP · Pathankot Airport
Questions
Kathua: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kathua?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kathua are May and October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; August is the wettest, with about 167 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kathua?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Srinagar International Airport (SXR), about 97 km from the city centre in a straight line; Jammu Airport (IXJ, 99 km) and Pathankot Airport (IXP, 127 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kathua?
Indian rupee (INR).
Nearby
Destinations near Kathua
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.