Gulmarg Holiday Weather Overview
Gulmarg, a town and a hill station in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, is one of the most visited tourist destinations in India. It is blessed with a number of tourist attractions such as Khilanmarg, a valley full of stunning flowers located 4 km away from the heart of Gulmarg, Alpather Lake, Ningli Nallah, a mountain stream that is ideal place for picnic, an ancient shrine named the Shrine of Baba Reshi who died in 1480 and many more.
Moreover, you may visit places like Sonmarg City or Meadows of Gold that attracts people from all over the world with its heavenly beauty, Pahalgam City a perfect place for adventurous people where you may go for skiing and mountaineering, Srinagar City, an awesome place as Mughal emperor Jahangir describes it ‘if there is a heaven on earth, its’ here, it’s here.”
During your visit in Gulmarg you may choose your hotel from many, such as Hotel Highlands Park, Grand Mumtaz the Pine Palace & New Pine Palace and many more.
When is the best month to visit Gulmarg?
Gulmarg is a frequently visited year round destination. Its weather, availability of modern facilities and the hospitality of the people have made the town so. It gets millions of tourists each year but most of them prefer the winter months, more specially the period between late October and March, to hot summer.
Climate in Gulmarg
Gulmarg enjoys a subtropical climate that features two major seasons, a mildly hot summer and a cold winter. During the summer months, temperature in Gulmarg climbs to low thirties as June and July are considered as the hottest months of the year that experiences around 38°C of average high. Although the season gets a great level of rainfall, it will not prevent you from visiting outdoors. On the other hand, winter may appear chilly. Temperature in the winter months often drops to 5°C while the high may fluctuates between 14-18°C. Snowfall, one of the most common features in Gulmarg, may spoil your plan.
What to pack and wear in Gulmarg?
If you plan to visit Gulmarg in the summer months feel free to pack cotton clothes, a pair of sunglass, sandals, and umbrella so that you can protect your self well from the whimsical weather that changes often. On the other hand, winter visitors should bring a thick jacket, gloves since it remains extremely chilly.
Best months to visit Gulmarg?
May and June are the best month to go for holiday or travel to Gulmarg. The weather averages gathered from Gulmarg weather forecast and Gulmarg weather history also forecast these months temperature to be around 22°c and average of 250.0667 hours of sunshine in a month.
Coldest months of Gulmarg?
January and December are the coldest months with temperature at around -5°c.
Which months receive most rainfall in Gulmarg?
February and March receive most rainfall with precipitation count of 186.52mm.
Travelling to Gulmarg? Check out our Weather averages of Gulmarg to better plan your holiday or travel.
If you would just like to know what the weather was for a past dates for research or education or you are just curious then visit our historical weather of Gulmarg section.