Gilgit climate

Gilgit Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 9°C on May 1 to 14°C on May 31, and lows from -1°C to 2°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 22 mm over about 6 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Gilgit, in °C, with the record for each date.-100102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
11°C
Average low
1°C
Precipitation
22 mm
Reanalysis high
21°CMay 11, 2000
Reanalysis low
-9°CMay 4, 2003
Daylight
13 h 39 min to 14 h 25 min
Cloud cover
84%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
-5°C
Wind
5.4 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
May 19°C-1°C15°C 2016-5°C 201217%
May 210°C-1°C16°C 2000-7°C 200417%
May 310°C-1°C16°C 2011-6°C 200318%
May 410°C-1°C16°C 2001-9°C 200317%
May 510°C-1°C17°C 2001-8°C 200318%
May 610°C0°C16°C 2006-5°C 200319%
May 710°C0°C17°C 2000-5°C 200319%
May 810°C0°C18°C 2000-3°C 199719%
May 911°C0°C20°C 2000-4°C 199720%
May 1011°C0°C21°C 2000-5°C 199721%
May 1111°C0°C21°C 2000-5°C 199721%
May 1211°C0°C19°C 2001-5°C 199321%
May 1311°C0°C19°C 2001-4°C 199320%
May 1411°C1°C17°C 2007-4°C 201420%
May 1511°C1°C18°C 2006-4°C 201420%
May 1612°C1°C18°C 1998-3°C 201421%
May 1712°C1°C18°C 2011-3°C 200521%
May 1812°C1°C18°C 2000-3°C 199721%
May 1912°C1°C18°C 2001-3°C 201222%
May 2012°C1°C17°C 2016-3°C 202020%
May 2112°C1°C18°C 2000-3°C 200519%
May 2212°C1°C19°C 2000-2°C 199119%
May 2312°C1°C19°C 1998-2°C 201418%
May 2412°C1°C18°C 1998-3°C 200517%
May 2513°C1°C18°C 2017-3°C 199517%
May 2613°C1°C18°C 2002-3°C 199516%
May 2713°C1°C18°C 2001-3°C 199116%
May 2813°C2°C18°C 2000-1°C 200418%
May 2913°C2°C18°C 2000-2°C 201318%
May 3013°C2°C18°C 2001-3°C 201018%
May 3114°C2°C19°C 2001-2°C 199217%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Gilgit, in percent.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:11 AM, sunset 6:50 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:48 AM, sunset 7:13 PM

Every day of May: 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.