Jammu and Kashmir · India
Srinagar in January
In January, Srinagar averages a daytime high of 4 °C and a night-time low of -4 °C, with about 57 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Srinagar's most comfortable months, May to October.
- Average high
- 4 °C
- Average low
- -4 °C
- Rain in the month
- 57 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jan
- 10 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 136
When to go
How January compares with the rest of the year in Srinagar
January is the coolest month in Srinagar by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 4 °C to 27 °C and the lows from -4 °C to 16 °C. By day, January is 3 °C cooler than December, and February is 3 °C warmer than January.
January brings 57 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 51 mm (616 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 January the sun is up for about 10 h 10 min, against 9 h 50 min at the shortest and 14 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 °C | -4 °C | 57 mm | |
| February | 6 °C | -3 °C | 66 mm | |
| March | 12 °C | 2 °C | 82 mm | |
| April | 17 °C | 6 °C | 83 mm | |
| May | 21 °C | 9 °C | 63 mm | Yes |
| June | 25 °C | 12 °C | 52 mm | Yes |
| July | 27 °C | 16 °C | 51 mm | Yes |
| August | 26 °C | 15 °C | 64 mm | Yes |
| September | 24 °C | 11 °C | 34 mm | Yes |
| October | 19 °C | 5 °C | 21 mm | Yes |
| November | 13 °C | 0 °C | 21 mm | |
| December | 6 °C | -3 °C | 23 mm |
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).
When to go
Is January a good time to visit Srinagar?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 4 °C is below 18 °C. The comfortable months in Srinagar are May to October; the nearest are October, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in India in January
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Srinagar that are comfortable in January
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Srinagar
This guide lists 136 places to stay in Srinagar, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 1; 1–3 km, 64; 3–10 km, 68; 10 km or more, 3.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.