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Best time to visit Gulmarg
India · South Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Gulmarg
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- JanJGulmarg in January: ok, busy
- FebFGulmarg in February: ok, busy
- MarMGulmarg in March: ok, busy
- AprAGulmarg in April: ok
- MayMGulmarg in May: ok
- JunJGulmarg in June: sweet spot
- JulJGulmarg in July: avoid
- AugAGulmarg in August: avoid
- SepSGulmarg in September: sweet spot
- OctOGulmarg in October: ok
- NovNGulmarg in November: avoid
- DecDGulmarg in December: avoid
- Sweet spot
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- Avoid
- Busy
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Month by month
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1° | 8d | 54% | 7.6h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Feb | 0° | 7d | 56% | 8.4h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 4° | 10d | 67% | 8.8h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 9° | 14d | 69% | 9.6h | ok | 9C max, 14 rainy days |
| May | 14° | 20d | 70% | 11.2h | ok | 14C max, 20 rainy days |
| Jun | 18° | 19d | 72% | 12.3h | sweet spot | 18C max, 19 rainy days |
| Jul | 20° | 21d | 80% | 10.6h | avoid | monsoon: 21 rainy days, 247mm |
| Aug | 20° | 18d | 79% | 10.8h | avoid | monsoon: 18 rainy days, 195mm |
| Sep | 18° | 12d | 71% | 11.2h | sweet spot | 18C max, 12 rainy days |
| Oct | 12° | 10d | 64% | 10.1h | ok | 12C max, 10 rainy days |
| Nov | 6° | 5d | 59% | 8.7h | avoid | bitter cold: 6C daily max |
| Dec | 1° | 3d | 47% | 8.7h | avoid | bitter cold: 1C daily max |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at Gulmarg, at the gondola's foot: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
No month in Gulmarg is clearly warmer than in 1981–1990: the differences are inside the ordinary spread between one year and the next.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | -1.4° | -0.7° | 3.4° | 9.7° | 15.4° | 19.1° | 20.3° | 20.1° | 17.7° | 12.4° | 7.9° | 2.1° |
| 2017–26 | -1.3° | 0.2° | 3.9° | 9.2° | 13.9° | 17.5° | 19.8° | 19.6° | 17.7° | 12.0° | 5.6° | 1.4° |
| Change | +0.0° | +0.9° | +0.4° | -0.5° | -1.4° | -1.5° | -0.5° | -0.5° | +0.1° | -0.4° | -2.3° | -0.7° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
Fly into Srinagar (SXR), then drive. The flights under Where to book are to Srinagar.
The drive from each airport is the road's, from openrouteservice.org by HeiGIT: typical, not a schedule.
How far Gulmarg is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Delhi
- from Ahmedabad
- from Mumbai
- from Kolkata
- from Hyderabad
- from Dubai
- from Abu Dhabi
- from Bengaluru
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Gulmarg, flying or not.
Before you go
Type C and D plugs at 230 V. Drives on the left. The currency is the Indian rupee. UK Foreign Office: avoid all travel to parts. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for India: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Cards are taken at larger hotels, chain stores and many restaurants; small shops and family-run businesses rarely take them, so carry some cash.
- Tipping — Not traditional; up to 10% is usual only in smarter restaurants. Taxi and auto-rickshaw drivers do not expect a tip.
Getting around Gulmarg
- Apps — Rides: Ola, Rapido, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. The apps also book auto-rickshaws, and bike taxis where these are allowed.
Getting around Gulmarg is done mostly by foot. No need for a car as there is one road that does a loop around the whole area. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Gulmarg, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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Gulmarg in pictures
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What Gulmarg is like
Gulmarg is a city of about 2,000 people (2011) in the Kashmir Valley. It is noted for lush green meadows and wildflowers in summer and endless snow fields during winter. It is a hub for winter sports activities. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The main attraction is the gondola. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Gulmarg has some of the world's amazing treks. You can do mountain biking from June to September and enjoy some of the best downhill mountain biking in the world. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- You can reach Gulmarg by car or bus from Srinagar (summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir) in 1.5 hours. In summer, the SRTC daily sightseeing coaches are available in the morning at Tourist Reception Center (₹351). More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- The weather is cold and it is necessary for the tourist to wear woollen clothes. Temperatures in Gulmarg remain well below zero for most of the year. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Gulmarg, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Gulmarg
Also in India
- Ahmedabad best Jan, Oct, Dec
- Bengaluru best Jan, Apr, Dec
- Chennai best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Delhi best Mar, Oct, Nov
- Goa best Oct, Nov, Dec
- Hyderabad best Jan, Feb, Dec
- Jaipur best Jan, Sep, Oct
- Kochi best Jan, Feb, Mar
- Kolkata best Jan, Feb, Nov
- Leh best Jul, Aug, Sep
- Mumbai best Jan, May, Oct
- Srinagar best Jun, Sep, Oct
- The Andaman Islands best Feb, Mar, Apr
Compare with
- Ahmedabad
- Bengaluru
- Chennai
- Colombo
- Delhi
- Goa
- Hyderabad
- Jaipur
- Kathmandu
- Kochi
- Kolkata
- Leh
- Mumbai
- Srinagar
- The Andaman Islands
- The Maldives
Nearby
- Tashkent Uzbekistan · 924 km
- Almaty Kazakhstan · 1,048 km
- Kathmandu Nepal · 1,262 km
- Muscat Oman · 1,924 km
Kind of place
Gulmarg is in India, South Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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