Kargil climate

Kargil Weather in October

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Kargil, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 10°C on October 1 to 3°C on October 31, and lows from -3°C to -7°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 12 mm over about 3 wet days.

October day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kargil, in °C, with the record for each date.-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

October at a glance

Average high
6°C
Average low
-5°C
Precipitation
12 mm
Reanalysis high
18°COct 8, 2013
Reanalysis low
-19°COct 24, 2010
Daylight
11 h 50 min to 10 h 48 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
-12°C
Wind
6.8 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Oct 110°C-3°C16°C 2016-6°C 20039%
Oct 210°C-3°C14°C 2008-6°C 19919%
Oct 310°C-3°C15°C 2008-6°C 19969%
Oct 49°C-3°C16°C 2008-9°C 19969%
Oct 59°C-4°C15°C 2013-8°C 19969%
Oct 69°C-4°C15°C 2013-13°C 199610%
Oct 78°C-4°C17°C 2013-10°C 199610%
Oct 88°C-4°C18°C 2013-10°C 199610%
Oct 98°C-4°C16°C 2013-8°C 199611%
Oct 108°C-4°C14°C 2013-7°C 199611%
Oct 117°C-5°C11°C 2015-7°C 201810%
Oct 127°C-5°C12°C 2011-9°C 200410%
Oct 137°C-5°C12°C 2011-10°C 200410%
Oct 146°C-5°C11°C 1992-10°C 200410%
Oct 156°C-5°C11°C 2010-10°C 19949%
Oct 166°C-5°C12°C 2010-8°C 19949%
Oct 175°C-5°C11°C 2010-9°C 20059%
Oct 185°C-6°C11°C 2010-9°C 20059%
Oct 195°C-6°C11°C 2010-9°C 20059%
Oct 205°C-6°C8°C 2000-9°C 19958%
Oct 215°C-6°C9°C 1998-10°C 20158%
Oct 224°C-6°C9°C 1998-10°C 19968%
Oct 234°C-6°C8°C 2005-17°C 20107%
Oct 244°C-6°C7°C 2005-19°C 20106%
Oct 254°C-6°C7°C 2017-16°C 20106%
Oct 264°C-6°C8°C 2001-13°C 20106%
Oct 274°C-6°C9°C 1999-14°C 20156%
Oct 284°C-7°C8°C 2000-12°C 20107%
Oct 293°C-7°C11°C 2000-11°C 19947%
Oct 303°C-7°C10°C 2000-12°C 19947%
Oct 313°C-7°C9°C 2000-12°C 19947%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Kargil, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+5:30).

October 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 6:10 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:45 AM, sunset 5:33 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.