Autumn in Kashmir runs roughly from September to November, sitting between the green peak of summer and the snow of winter. It is the season most closely associated with Chinar trees, whose broad leaves turn from green to yellow, orange, and deep red across the Kashmir Valley, especially around Srinagar’s Mughal gardens and old neighbourhoods. September still carries summer warmth and greenery with the apple harvest underway in orchards across the valley. October is generally regarded as the strongest month for classic autumn colour, when Chinar foliage, clear skies, and the saffron harvest around Pampore overlap. November brings colder mornings, […]
