When to go · Kargil
Kargil in November
Mixed month. Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across India: Great weather but Diwali crowds and Delhi's worst smog; Pushkar fair; Tamil Nadu cyclone risk.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 2°C (36°F)36°F (2°C) / −10°C (14°F)14°F (−10°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 0
- Crowds
- High
- India overall
- Prices
- High
- India overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across India: Great weather but Diwali crowds and Delhi's worst smog; Pushkar fair; Tamil Nadu cyclone risk.
Is another month better than November?
November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in November
- KargilHighs around 2 °C (36 °F), lows around -10 °C (14 °F), rain on about 0 daysHighs around 36 °F (2 °C), lows around 14 °F (-10 °C), rain on about 0 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Diwali big impact
~8 Nov 2026; ~29 Oct 2027 (check) · India
Biggest travel week of the year: trains and flights full, fireworks for days, smog spikes in the north.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · India overall
- High
- Prices · India overall
- High
India overall: Great weather but Diwali crowds and Delhi's worst smog; Pushkar fair; Tamil Nadu cyclone risk.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kargil, side by side.
Verdict
Nov: Mixed
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
Nov: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Jun: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Nov: -10 °C (14 °F)14 °F (-10 °C)
Jun: 7 °C (45 °F)45 °F (7 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 0
Jun: 0
Crowds
Nov: High
Jun: Low
Prices
Nov: High
Jun: Low
Festivals listed
Nov: 1
Jun: 0
November: Outside the best window (Jun–Sep). Across India: Great weather but Diwali crowds and Delhi's worst smog; Pushkar fair; Tamil Nadu cyclone risk.
June: Inside Kargil's best window: Jun–Sep.
Kargil: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings