Handwara
Handwara is a small town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 1,606 m above sea level. It has a population of about 13,600. The climate is classified as warm-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfb), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.
Best: May · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Handwara at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in July
Average low in January
118 mm of rain
23 mm of rain
Weather in Handwara
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Clear · wind 6 km/h · humidity 58%
When to go to Handwara
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 39 | 29 | 30 | 62 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 64 | 84 | 91 | 70 | 47 |
| High | 3° | 5° | 10° | 16° | 23° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 7° |
| Low | -7° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 15° | 11° | 5° | 1° | -4° |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 82 | 106 | 87 | 74 | 67 | 118 | 91 | 53 | 32 | 23 | 42 |
| Wet days | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
What's on in Handwara
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Outdoors around Handwara
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Handwara
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of India seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Handwara
Earthquakes around Handwara
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Towns and villages around Handwara
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Handwara from above
Postal code
Getting to Handwara
Places near Handwara
Places with a climate like Handwara
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
