Though Gilgit is surrounded by beauty and mountains the climate here still remains deserted. The temperature here averages 16.5 °C. In a year, the average rainfall is 154 mm. The driest month is November, with 2 mm of rain. The greatest amount of precipitation occurs in May, with an average of 32 mm. July is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in July averages 28.3 °C. The lowest average temperatures in the year occur in January when it is around 3.8 °C.