Climate of India

India has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for India is 33° degrees and there is about 248 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 282 days a year with an average humidity of 42% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 21°C and 42°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 9°C and 31°C
Rain: it rains 64 days and there is a total of approximately 248 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3541 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 21°C and 42°C
Warmest month:	42°C in May
Coldest month:	21°C in January
Night temperature:	between 9°C and 31°C
Dry days:	301 days
Days with rain:	64 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	248 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3541 hours

Weather now in India

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Climate of India
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of India
The best travel time for India
Climate of India by month
Experiences with the weather of India
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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for India.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for India.

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Climate table of India

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for India. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for India might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	21	25	32	38	42	42	37	35	35	34	29	23
Night temp. (°C)	9	11	17	23	29	31	29	28	26	23	18	12
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	7	13	7	6	5	20	66	66	53	2	1	2
Days with rain	2	4	4	4	3	6	14	15	9	1	1	1
Dry days	29	24	27	26	28	24	17	16	21	30	29	30
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	7	10	10	11	12	12	11	11	9	8	7	7
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	5	5	7	8	9	8	8	7	8	6	6	5

Best time to visit India

To go to India, the best time to visit is January through March and November and December. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. In India, May is the warmest month with 42°C and the most cold month is 21°C in January.

Climate of India by month

What is the average climate in a given month for India? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January