Weather & Climate for India

Best Time to Visit

India has hot tropical weather with variations occurring region to region. While the coolest months are from November to mid-March, hottest are from April to June. From mid-July to September one can experience Monsoon rains. Winters in India are pleasant with plenty of sunny days. Most of the North India remains dry, dusty, and unpleasant during the summer months. For a tourist, India provides ample opportunities to participate in diverse activities in different parts of the country. You can explore India in all the seasons, but you will have to be selective about the destinations.

Northern India - Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Udaipur

There is an extreme range in temperature. Warm from April to June. Freezing temperatures between November to February. June to September is hot with monsoons.

Southern India - Mumbai, Cochin, Kerala

Southern India is pleasant during the winters (November-March) and hot during summers. The temperature is on the rise from the month of March until the monsoons break out in mid-June, which goes on until September. October offers a relief from humidity and heat.

East - Calcutta (Kolkata), Orissa

Cooler weather from October through February. March to May very hot. Monsoons from June through October.

City		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Agra	NORTHERN INDIA
	Temp. Max	22	26	32	38	42	41	35	33	33	33	29	24
	Temp. Min.	7	10	16	22	27	29	27	26	25	19	12	8
	Rainfall avg.	16	9	11	5	10	60	2	10	26	31	51	23
Delhi	Temp. Max	21	24	30	36	41	40	35	34	34	35	29	23
	Temp. Min.	7	10	15	21	27	29	27	26	25	19	12	8
	Rainfall avg.	25	22	17	7	8	65	211	173	150	31	1	5
Gwalior	Temp. Max	23	27	33	39	43	41	34	32	32	33	29	25
	Temp. Min.	7	10	16	22	28	30	27	25	34	18	11	7
	Rainfall avg.	18	7	8	3	9	83	274	259	192	35	2	8
Jaipur	Temp. Max	22	25	31	37	41	39	34	32	33	33	29	24
	Temp. Min.	8	11	15	21	26	27	26	24	23	18	12	9
	Rainfall avg.	14	8	9	4	10	54	193	239	90	19	3	4
Jodhpur	Temp. Max	25	28	33	38	42	40	36	33	35	36	31	27
	Temp. Min.	9	12	17	22	27	29	27	25	24	20	14	11
	Rainfall avg.	7	5	2	2	6	31	122	145	47	7	3	1
Patna	Temp. Max	24	26	33	38	39	37	33	32	32	32	29	25
	Temp. Min.	11	13	19	23	26	27	27	27	26	23	16	12
	Rainfall avg.	2	20	7	8	28	139	266	307	243	63	6	2
Udaipur	Temp. Max	24	28	32	36	38	36	31	29	31	32	29	26
	Temp. Min.	8	10	15	20	25	25	24	23	22	19	11	8
	Rainfall avg.	9	4	3	3	5	87	197	207	120	16	6	3
Varanasi	Temp. Max	23	27	33	39	41	39	33	32	32	32	29	25
	Temp. Min.	9	11	17	22	27	28	26	26	25	21	13	9
	Rainfall avg.	23	8	14	1	8	102	346	240	261	38	15	2

City		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bangalore	SOUTHERN INDIA
	Temp. Max	28	31	33	34	33	30	28	29	28	28	27	27�
	Temp. Min.	15	16	19	21	21	20	19	19	19	19	17	15
	Rainfall avg.	4	14	63	71	19	65	93	95	129	195	46	16
Bombay	Temp. Max	31	32	33	33	33	32	30	29	30	32	33	32
(Mumbai)	Temp. Min.	16	17	20	24	26	26	26	26	26	24	18	13
	Rainfall avg.	0	1	0	0	20	647	945	660	309	117	7	1
Cochin	Temp. Max	31	31	31	31	31	29	28	28	28	29	30	30
	Temp. Min.	23	24	26	26	26	24	24	24	24	24	24	23
	Rainfall avg.	9	34	50	139	364	756	572	386	235	333	184	37
Jaisalmer	Temp. Max	24	28	33	38	42	41	38	36	36	36	31	25
	Temp. Min.	8	11	17	21	25	27	27	25	25	20	13	9
	Rainfall avg.	2	1	3	1	5	7	89	86	14	1	5	2
Madras	Temp. Max	29	31	33	35	38	37	35	35	34	32	29	28
	Temp. Min.	20	21	23	26	28	28	26	26	25	24	23	21
	Rainfall avg.	24	7	15	25	52	53	83	124	118	267	309	139
Madurai	Temp. Max	30	32	35	36	37	37	36	35	35	33	31	30
	Temp. Min.	21	22	23	25	26	26	26	25	25	24	23	22
	Rainfall avg.	26	16	21	81	59	31	48	117	123	179	161	43

City		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Calcutta	EASTERN INDIA
	Temp. Max	26	29	34	36	36	34	32	32	32	31	29	27
	Temp. Min.	12	15	20	24	26	26	26	26	26	24	18	13
	Rainfall avg.	13	22	30	50	135	263	320	318	253	134	29	4
Darjeeling	Temp. Max	9	1	15	18	19	19	20	20	20	19	15	12
	Temp. Min.	3	4	8	11	13	15	15	15	15	11	7	4
	Rainfall avg.	22	27	52	109	167	522	713	573	419	116	14	5
Gangtok	Temp. Max	14	15	19	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	19	15
	Temp. Min.	4	5	9	12	14	16	17	17	16	12	9	6
	Rainfall avg.	44	56	142	222	493	644	63	588	476	152	35	15