Gangotri Group · Uttarakhand · IndiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kedarnath

6,940 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation6,940 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation15 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul2°average high

30.80° N, 79.07° EElevation 6,940 mUTC+5:30 · India Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit6,940 m
Mid-mountain5,190 m
Valley · Kedarnath3,430 m

Freezing level in October: 4,750 m

iThe mountain

Kedarnath in brief

Kedarnath rises to 6,940 m in the Gangotri Group, Uttarakhand, India.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 2°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from July to August.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kedarnath, 8.3 km to the S at 3,430 m.

Facts

Elevation: 6,940 m · 22,769 ft
Range: Gangotri Group
Region: Uttarakhand
Country: India
Coordinates: 30.7950, 79.0694
Nearest airport: Dehradun Jolly Grant Airport (DED) · 109 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Kedarnath by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Kedarnath by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-21°	-20°	-16°	-12°	-7°	-2°	2°	2°	-2°	-9°	-14°	-17°
Average low	-31°	-29°	-26°	-22°	-16°	-10°	-4°	-4°	-9°	-19°	-25°	-29°
Precipitation	183 mm	211 mm	240 mm	152 mm	159 mm	178 mm	535 mm	528 mm	350 mm	134 mm	44 mm	83 mm
Cloud cover	37%	41%	40%	33%	26%	25%	53%	52%	25%	10%	13%	27%
Daylight	10h 22	11h 06	11h 57	12h 54	13h 42	14h 08	13h 58	13h 17	12h 23	11h 28	10h 37	10h 10
Month score	22	20	21	24	25	25	15	16	25	25	46	35

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	3,000 m	3,150 m	3,650 m	4,300 m	5,150 m	6,000 m	6,800 m	6,750 m	6,050 m	4,750 m	3,950 m	3,400 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Kedarnath in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of India

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Chaukhamba	7,138 m	1,593 m	22 km E	-1°
Satopanth	7,075 m	1,070 m	15 km E	-1°
Thalay Sagar	6,904 m	–	9.8 km NW	4°
Bhagirathi Parbat	6,856 m	–	9.8 km NE	1°
Bhagirathi Parbat I	6,856 m	–	9.8 km NE	1°
Bhagirathi Massif	6,856 m	–	9.8 km NE	1°
Bhagirathi	6,856 m	–	9.8 km NE	1°
Janhukut	6,805 m	–	17 km E	4°