Weather in India
Hot tropical weather with variations from region to region. Coolest weather lasts from November to mid-March, with cool, fresh mornings and evenings and dry, sunny days. Really hot weather, when it is dry, dusty and unpleasant, is between April and June. Monsoon rains occur in most regions in summer between June and September.
Western Himalayas: Srinagar best from March to October. July to August can be unpleasant; cold and damp in winter. Shimla is higher and therefore colder in v inter and places like Pahalgam. Gulmarg and Manali under several feet of snow (December to March) and temperatures in Ladakh can be extremly cold. The road to Leh is open from June to October.
Required clothing: Lightweight to medium weights from March to October. Warmer wear for winter. Weather can change rapidly in mountains and it is therefore important to be suitably equipped.
Northern Plains: Extreme climate, warm inland from April to mid-June falling to almost freezing at night in winter, between November and February. Summers hot with monsoons between June and September. Required clothing: Lightweight cottons and linens in summer with warmer clothes in winter and on cooler evenings. Waterproofing essential during monsoons.
Central India: Madhya Pradesh State escapes very worst of hot season but monsoons are heavy between July and September. Temperatures fall at night during winter.
Required clothing: Lightweights most of the year with warmer clothes during evenings particularly in winter. Waterproofing during monsoon rains.
Western India: November to February is most comfortable, although evenings can be cold Summers can be extremely hot with monsoon rainfall between mid-June and mid-September.
Required clothing: Lightweight cottons and linen most of the year with warmer clothes for cooler winter and waterproofing essential in monsoon.
Southwest: The most pleasant weather is from November to March. Monsoon rains between late April and July. Summer temperatures hot as high as Northern India although humidity is extreme. Cooling breezes on coast . Inland, Mysore and Bijapur have pleasant climates with relatively low rainfall.
Climate
T= Temperatur in C
R= avrg. Rainfall
City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Agra T max 22 26 32 38 42 41 35 33 33 33 29 24
min 7 10 16 22 27 29 27 26 25 19 12 8
R i.D. 16 9 11 5 10 60 210 263 151 23 2 4
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Ahmedabad T max 29 31 36 40 41 38 33 32 33 36 33 30
min 12 15 19 23 26 27 26 25 24 21 16 13
R i.D. 4 0 1 2 5 100 316 213 163 13 5 1
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Allahabad T max 24 27 33 39 42 40 34 32 33 33 29 25
min 9 12 17 23 27 29 27 26 25 21 13 9
R i.D. 20 22 14 5 8 102 275 333 195 40 17 16
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Amritsar T max 19 23 28 34 39 40 36 34 34 32 27 21
min 5 7 12 16 21 25 26 25 23 19 9 5
R i.D. 38 11 26 9 11 32 169 168 106 54 10 15
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Aurangabad T max 29 32 36 38 40 35 29 29 30 31 30 29
min 14 16 20 24 25 23 22 21 21 20 16 14
R i.D. 3 3 4 7 17 141 189 146 179 62 32 9
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Bangalore T max 28 31 33 34 33 30 28 29 28 28 27 27
min 15 16 19 21 21 20 19 19 19 19 17 15
R i.D. 4 14 6 37 119 65 93 95 129 195 46 16
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Bhopal T max 26 29 34 38 41 37 30 29 30 31 29 26
min 10 13 17 21 26 25 23 23 22 18 13 11
R i.D. 17 5 10 3 11 137 429 308 232 37 15 7
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Bhubaneswar T max 29 32 35 38 38 35 31 31 31 31 29 28
min 16 19 22 26 27 26 25 25 25 23 18 16
R i.D. 12 25 17 12 61 223 301 336 305 266 51 3
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Bombay T max 31 32 33 33 33 32 30 29 30 32 33 32
(Mumbai) min 16 17 20 24 26 26 25 24 24 23 20 18
R i.D. 0 1 0 0 20 647 945 660 309 117 7 1
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Calcutta T max 26 29 34 36 36 34 32 32 32 31 29 27
min 12 15 20 24 26 26 26 26 26 24 18 13
R i.D. 13 22 30 50 135 263 320 318 253 134 29 4
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Chandigarh T max 20 23 29 34 38 39 34 33 33 31 27 22
min 7 9 14 19 24 26 24 23 22 17 10 7
R i.D. 56 25 26 10 13 62 277 263 226 82 5 18
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Cochin T max 31 31 31 31 31 29 28 28 28 29 30 30
min 23 24 26 26 26 24 24 24 24 24 24 23
R i.D. 9 34 50 139 364 756 572 386 235 333 184 37
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Darjeeling T max 9 11 15 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 15 12
min 3 4 8 11 13 15 15 15 15 11 7 4
R i.D. 22 27 52 109 187 522 713 573 419 116 14 5
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Delhi T max 21 24 30 36 41 40 35 34 34 35 29 23
min 7 10 15 21 27 29 27 26 25 19 12 8
R i.D. 25 22 17 7 8 65 211 173 150 31 1 5
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Gangtok T max 14 15 19 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 19 15
min 4 5 9 12 14 16 17 17 16 12 9 6
R i.D. 44 56 142 222 493 644 663 588 476 152 35 15
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Guwahati T max 23 27 30 32 31 31 32 32 32 30 27 25
min 10 12 16 20 23 25 26 26 25 22 17 12
R i.D. 17 9 73 136 276 351 373 294 190 86 8 7
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Hyderabad T max 29 31 35 37 39 34 30 29 30 30 29 28
min 15 17 20 24 26 24 22 22 22 20 16 13
R i.D. 2 11 13 24 30 107 165 147 163 71 25 5
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Imphal T max 21 23 27 29 29 29 28 29 29 28 25 22
min 4 7 10 15 19 21 22 22 21 17 11 5
R i.D. 17 31 51 91 231 278 253 189 136 117 28 3
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Jaipur T max 22 25 31 37 41 39 34 32 33 33 29 24
min 8 11 15 21 26 27 26 24 23 18 12 9
R i.D. 14 1 8 9 4 10 54 193 239 90 19 4
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Jaisalmer T max 24 28 33 38 42 41 38 36 36 36 31 26
min 8 11 17 21 25 27 27 25 25 20 13 9
R i.D. 2 1 3 1 5 7 89 86 14 1 5 2
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Jammu T max 18 21 26 33 39 40 35 33 33 31 26 21
min 8 11 15 21 26 28 26 25 24 19 13 9
R i.D. 71 54 57 25 17 61 321 319 151 29 8 29
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Jodhpur T max 25 28 33 38 42 40 36 33 35 36 31 27
min 9 12 17 22 27 29 27 25 24 20 14 11
R i.D. 7 5 2 2 6 31 122 145 47 7 3 1
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Kohima T max 15 17 21 25 25 24 24 25 24 22 19 10
min 8 10 13 17 18 19 19 19 19 17 13 10
R i.D. 18 18 55 63 177 319 382 353 270 143 39 4
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Lucknow T max 23 26 33 38 41 39 34 33 33 33 29 25
min 9 11 16 22 27 28 27 26 25 20 13 9
R i.D. 24 17 9 6 12 94 299 302 182 40 1 6
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Madras T max 29 31 33 35 38 37 35 35 34 32 29 28
(Chennai) min 20 21 23 26 28 28 26 26 25 24 23 21
R i.D. 24 7 15 25 52 53 83 124 118 267 309 139
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Madurai T max 30 32 35 36 37 37 36 35 35 33 31 30
min 21 22 23 25 26 26 26 26 25 24 23 22
R i.D. 26 15 21 81 59 31 48 117 123 179 161 43
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Nagpur T max 29 33 36 40 43 38 31 30 31 32 30 29
min 13 15 19 24 28 27 24 24 23 20 14 12
R i.D. 15 2 25 20 10 174 351 277 181 62 9 2
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Nainital T max 10 13 17 21 24 24 21 21 21 19 16 13
min 2 4 8 12 15 17 17 16 15 10 6 3
R i.D.117 44 54 25 75 273 769 561 331 305 7 35
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Panaji T max 31 32 32 33 33 31 29 29 29 31 33 33
min 19 20 23 25 27 25 24 24 24 23 22 21
R i.D. 2 0 4 17 18 580 892 341 277 122 20 37
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Patna T max 24 26 33 38 39 37 33 32 32 32 29 25
min 11 13 19 23 26 27 27 27 26 23 16 12
R i.D. 21 20 7 8 28 139 266 307 243 63 6 2
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Pondicherry T max 28 29 30 32 34 36 35 34 33 31 29 28
min 21 21 23 26 26 26 25 25 25 24 23 22
R i.D. 13 6 52 21 45 28 28 62 74 735 327 210
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Port Blair T max 29 30 31 32 31 29 29 29 29 29 29 29
min 23 22 23 26 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23
R i.D. 29 26 23 71 363 589 435 436 516 329 205 157
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Pune T max 31 33 36 38 37 32 28 28 29 32 31 30
min 12 13 17 21 23 23 23 22 21 19 15 12
R i.D. 2 0 3 18 35 103 187 106 127 92 37 5
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Puri T max 27 28 30 31 32 31 31 31 31 31 29 27
min 18 21 25 27 27 27 27 27 27 25 21 18
R i.D. 9 20 14 12 63 187 296 256 258 242 75 8
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Shillong T max 15 17 21 24 24 24 24 24 24 22 19 16
min 4 6 11 14 15 17 18 18 17 13 8 5
R i.D. 15 29 59 136 325 545 395 335 315 220 35 6
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Shimla T max 9 10 14 19 23 24 21 20 20 18 15 11
min 2 3 7 11 15 16 16 15 14 10 7 4
R i.D. 65 48 58 38 54 147 415 385 195 45 7 24
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Srinagar T max 4 8 13 19 25 29 31 30 28 23 15 9
min -2 -1 6 7 11 14 18 18 13 6 0 -2
R i.D. 73 72 104 78 63 36 61 63 32 29 17 36
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Trivandrun T max 31 32 33 32 31 29 29 29 30 30 30 31
min 23 23 24 25 25 24 23 22 23 23 23 23
R i.D. 20 20 43 122 249 331 215 164 123 271 207 73
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Udaipur T max 24 28 32 36 38 36 31 29 31 32 29 26
min 8 10 15 20 25 25 24 23 22 19 11 8
R i.D. 9 4 3 3 5 87 197 207 120 16 6 3
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Varanasi T max 23 27 33 39 41 39 33 32 32 32 29 25
min 9 11 17 22 27 28 26 26 25 21 13 9
R i.D. 23 8 14 1 8 102 346 240 261 38 15 2
