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Where to stay in Jammu and Kashmir

This guide covers 8 destinations in Jammu and Kashmir, a first-level administrative division of India, with 177 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Srinagar, Jammu and Handwara. Across its destinations, May, June, September and October are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Srinagar International Airport (SXR).

Destinations in this guide
8
Places to stay
177
Comfortable in the most places
May, June, September and October
Main airport
SXRSrinagar International Airport
Currency
INRIndian rupee
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata

Destinations

Destinations in Jammu and Kashmir

Every destination in this guide in Jammu and Kashmir, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Srinagar1,180,570136May to OctoberSXR · 12 km
Jammu502,19740February, March, November and DecemberIXJ · 6 km
Anantnag108,5051May, June, September and OctoberSXR · 45 km
Handwara269,311May to OctoberSXR · 65 km
Doru Shahabad199,429May, June, September and OctoberSXR · 62 km
Sopore118,608May to OctoberSXR · 44 km
Baramulla71,434May to OctoberSXR · 47 km
Kathua51,991May and OctoberSXR · 97 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Jammu and Kashmir

177 hotels in Jammu and Kashmir recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Hari Niwas PalaceJammuhotel
Gulab BhavanSrinagarhotel
Appollo Eleven Group of HouseboatsSrinagarhotel
Badyari Palace HouseboatSrinagarhotel
Batra Hotel & ResidencesSrinagarhotel
Be My GuestSrinagarhotel
Butterfly Group of HouseboatsSrinagarhotel
Capital O 11567 Hotel Shivalik HillsJammuhotel
Capital O 37894 Hotel InternationalSrinagarhotel
Capital O 63908 Hotel Pearl ContinentalSrinagarhotel
Capital O 81811 Hotel Sultan ResidencySrinagarhotel
CH2Srinagarhotel
Collection O 18724 Hotel Golden BeesSrinagarhotel
Collection O 37960 Hotel Krishna PlazaJammuhotel
Collection O 6035 Hotel Grand JigarSrinagarhotel
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson JammuJammuhotel
Country Resort By AHRPL, KatraJammuhotel
Dilaram Guest HouseSrinagarhotel
Dogstar HouseboatSrinagarguest house
Firdous HouseboatsSrinagarhotel
Fortune Resort Heevan - Member ITC's Hotel GroupSrinagarhotel
Four Points by Sheraton SrinagarSrinagarhotel
Golden Flower Heritage HouseboatSrinagarhotel
Golden Hopes Group of HouseboatsSrinagarhotel
Golden Lotus HouseboatSrinagarhotel
Green AcreSrinagarhotel
Green Paradise Houseboat - Centrally HeatedSrinagarhotel
Gulshan House BoatSrinagarguest house
Harwan ResortSrinagarhotel
Holiday VillaSrinagarhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Jammu and Kashmir

From the climate of 8 destinations in Jammu and Kashmir with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May, June, September and October.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 85 °C59 mm
February1 of 87 °C65 mm
March1 of 812 °C75 mm
April0 of 817 °C79 mm
May7 of 821 °C60 mm
June6 of 825 °C64 mm
July4 of 826 °C79 mm
August4 of 825 °C90 mm
September6 of 823 °C48 mm
October7 of 819 °C20 mm
November1 of 813 °C19 mm
December1 of 87 °C21 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Jammu and Kashmir

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Jammu and Kashmir name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Srinagar

SXR · Srinagar International Airport

Nearest for 7 destinationsNamed by 7 destinations12 km from the closest
medium airport · Jammu

IXJ · Jammu Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 4 destinations6.0 km from the closest
large airport · Sialkot, Pakistan

SKT · Sialkot International Airport

Named by 2 destinations52 km from the closest
medium airport · Pathankot

IXP · Pathankot Airport

Named by 2 destinations91 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Jammu and Kashmir, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in India

26 Jan · Republic Day4 Mar · Holi21 Mar · Eid al-Fitr26 Mar · Ram Navami31 Mar · Mahavira's Birthday3 Apr · Good Friday14 Apr · Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday1 May · Buddha Purnima27 May · Eid al-Adha26 Jun · Ashura15 Aug · Independence Day26 Aug · Prophet's Birthday4 Sept · Janmashtami (Vaishnava)2 Oct · Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday20 Oct · Dussehra8 Nov · Diwali (Deepavali)24 Nov · Guru Nanak's Birthday25 Dec · Christmas

Regional holidays observed in Jammu and Kashmir

17 Jan · Shab-I-Miraj (estimated)20 Mar · 1st Navratra21 Mar · Nowruz14 Apr · Baisakhi23 Sept · Maharaja Hari Singh's Birthday19 Oct · Mahanavami26 Oct · Accession Day

Nearby

Regions near Jammu and Kashmir

Other regions of India with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

India travel guide · All regions of India

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.