Archive · 23 May 2025
Kashmir Schools Adjust Timings Amid Heatwave
Schools in Kashmir are changing their start and end times due to the hot weather.
Starting May 26th, schools in Srinagar city will open earlier, from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Schools outside the city will start at 9 am and end at 3 pm.
This is because of a heatwave, with temperatures in Srinagar reaching 34.4 degrees Celsius on May 22, 2025.
The new timings apply to all government and private schools.
School timings in Kashmir are changing due to heatwave conditions.
The new timings will start from May 26th.
Schools within Srinagar city will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Schools outside Srinagar will operate from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The temperature in Srinagar reached 34.4 degrees Celsius on May 22, 2025.
- Who
- Directorate of School Education Kashmir
- What
- Changes in school timings
- When
- May 22, 2025 (announcement); May 26, 2025 (implementation)
- Where
- Kashmir
- Why
- Due to prevailing heatwave conditions.
- Date of Announcement
- May 22, 2025
- Srinagar Temperature (May 22, 2025)
- 34.4 degrees Celsius
- Srinagar School Timing (City)
- 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (from May 26)
- School Timing (Outside City)
- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (from May 26)
- Temperature above Normal
- 9 degrees Celsius
