Kashmir experiences coldest November since 2007; Mercury in Srinagar drops to -4.5°C

Kashmir is experiencing its coldest November since 2007, with minimum temperatures dipping below the freezing point across several locations, officials said on Friday (November 28, 2025).

Srinagar recorded its coldest night of the season on Thursday (November 27, 2025) with the minimum temperature settling at -4.5°C, down from -4.4°C, the previous night, officials said.

The city has witnessed a continuous drop in the night temperatures over the last few days. The night temperature in Srinagar was more than four degrees below the normal for the season, they said.

According to officials, several weather stations across the valley recorded their lowest night temperatures in November since 2007. Srinagar had recorded a minimum temperature of -4.8°C on November 28, 2007, while the all-time low November temperature in the city was -7.8°C, recorded in 1934.

Officials said Konibal, in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, was the coldest recorded place in the valley last night, recording a minimum temperature of -6°C.

The mercury in Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley, settled at -4.4°C, and in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, the minimum temperature was -4.8°C.

In south Kashmir’s Kokernag, the minimum temperature was -1.8°C, in Pahalgam tourist resort, it was -5.5°C, and in Gulmarg ski resort, it was -1.4°C, officials said.

The meteorological department has forecast mainly dry weather across Kashmir till December 10 and said there is a possibility of a further fall in the night temperatures.