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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
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Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
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Asia > India > Srinagar
When to go to Srinagar ( India ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 3 | -1 | 6 | -13 | 12 | 73 | 6 |  |
| february | 4 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 22 | 70 | 6 | |
| march | 4 | 4 | 15 | -5 | 25 | 90 | 7 |  |
| april | 6 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 32 | 93 | 8 | |
| may | 8 | 12 | 25 | 3 | 35 | 60 | 5 |  |
| june | 8 | 15 | 30 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 3 |  |
| july | 8 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 36 | 57 | 5 | |
| august | 8 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 37 | 60 | 5 | |
| september | 8 | 13 | 29 | 4 | 34 | 37 | 3 | |
| october | 8 | 6 | 23 | -2 | 35 | 30 | 3 | |
| november | 7 | 0 | 17 | -8 | 22 | 10 | 1 | |
| december | 5 | -1 | 10 | -11 | 18 | 32 | 3 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 3 hours of average sunlight in Srinagar and the overall temperature will vary between -11 and 18 (Celcius) in this area of India. Usually you shouldn't see more than 6 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Asia.
What to do in Srinagar : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Indian Kashmir is now known as Jammu and Kashmir. Located in northern India, it borders with Pakistan, its legitimacy in dispute. China also plays a part, that corresponding to the territories of the Himalayas.
Given this highly charged environment, Kashmir is a recommended destination for tourists for over twenty years. However, this mountainous region offers beautiful scenery, and its capital, Srinagar, will live long in the memory of the visitors taking the risk: built at 1700 meters altitude, is surrounded by mountains, and lakes reflecting the azure the sky.
They also welcome the hundreds of houseboats. You can browse the Old City and its maze of narrow streets, discovering its mosques and in particular the Great Mosque dating from the 17th century, stroll in the famous Mughal gardens towards the end of the Dal Lake, climb the hill to reach the temple dedicated to Shiva , admiring the old fort that surrounds the temple of Sharika Devi, visit the museum, take a boat trip on the lakes, and just drink tea with cardamom in street stalls.
For nature lovers, Dachigam National Park, a former hunting ground of Maharajas, today threatened by the conflict between Pakistan and India, home to the last deer of Kashmir, as well as snow leopards, the Bear and several other species, in sumptuous surroundings. It is located 22 km east of Srinagar.
