Weather in Handwara

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

• Handwara experiences a significant temperature range throughout the year, with winter months (December to February) showing minimum temperatures as low as -3.6°C and maximums around 7.5°C.

• In contrast, summer months (June to August) see much warmer temperatures, with maximums reaching up to 27.6°C in July.

• The month of May stands out with the highest maximum temperature at 22.0°C, indicating a transition towards hotter weather before the peak summer months.

Conditions

• In Handwara, the trend shows that the sun hours reach their peak in October with 9.5 hours, while precipitation levels are lowest during the same month at only 0.92 mm.

• Conversely, the months of January through April exhibit a consistent pattern of increasing sunlight hours alongside a gradual rise in precipitation until May, when sunshine is plentiful (7.0h) and rainfall drops to its lowest (2.77mm) before returning to higher precipitation levels in the following months.

Astronomy

• In Handwara, the earliest sunrise occurs at 05:21 in June, while the latest happens at 07:37 in January, showcasing a significant variation of over two hours throughout the year.

• Sunset times also exhibit a similar trend, with the earliest occurring at 17:25 in December and the latest at 19:46 in June, resulting in a dramatic difference in the amount of daylight across the seasons.

• The shortest day lasts only 9 hours and 54 minutes in December, compared to the longest day of 14 hours and 25 minutes in June, highlighting the considerable seasonal contrast in day length.