India Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
India Climatic Classifications
| Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cwa | Humid subtropical, dry winter | Temperate | 14 | Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chandigarh Delhi Haryana Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Punjab Tripura |
| Aw | Tropical wet and dry or savanna | Tropical | 10 | Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Kerala Lakshadweep Odisha Puducherry Tamil Nadu Telangana West Bengal |
| Bsh | Subtropical steppe | Arid | 4 | Gujarat Karnataka Maharashtra Rajasthan |
| Am | Tropical monsoon | Tropical | 2 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands Goa |
| As | Tropical wet and dry or savanna ('summer' dry season) | Tropical | 2 | Daman and Diu Madhya Pradesh |
| Cwb | Temperate highland tropical climate with dry winters | Temperate | 2 | Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand |
| Csa | Mediterranean, hot summer | Temperate | 1 | Uttar Pradesh |
| Dwc | Subartic, dry winter, cool summer | Cold (continental) | 1 | Ladakh |
| Et | Tundra | Polar | 1 | Sikkim |
Summary: Most regions (14) in India lie in the Humid subtropical, dry winter climate zone (Köppen: Cwa). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 30.82°C (87.48°F) in Tamil Nadu to a low of -10.6°C (12.92°F) in Ladakh.
Climate India: Weather By Month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.66(90.79) | 34.5(94.1) | 37.26(99.07) | 41.45(106.61) | 43.04(109.47) | 42.76(108.97) | 39.49(103.08) | 36.31(97.36) | 35.68(96.22) | 35.13(95.23) | 32.85(91.13) | 32.74(90.93) | 43.04(109.47) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 23.26(73.87) | 26.18(79.12) | 30.18(86.32) | 33.61(92.5) | 35.15(95.27) | 33.49(92.28) | 30.82(87.48) | 30.12(86.22) | 29.87(85.77) | 29.22(84.6) | 26.79(80.22) | 24.07(75.33) | 29.4(84.92) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.85(65.93) | 21.83(71.29) | 26.05(78.89) | 29.9(85.82) | 31.87(89.37) | 30.93(87.67) | 28.64(83.55) | 27.85(82.13) | 27.24(81.03) | 25.79(78.42) | 22.81(73.06) | 19.84(67.71) | 25.97(78.75) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 12.2(53.96) | 14.44(57.99) | 17.98(64.36) | 22.01(71.62) | 24.65(76.37) | 25.57(78.03) | 24.61(76.3) | 23.8(74.84) | 22.57(72.63) | 20.05(68.09) | 16.63(61.93) | 13.6(56.48) | 19.84(67.71) |
| Record low °C (°F) | -29.86(-21.75) | -26.15(-15.07) | -23.79(-10.82) | -19.73(-3.51) | -15.44(4.21) | -9.13(15.57) | -3.26(26.13) | -1.09(30.04) | -7.46(18.57) | -17.04(1.33) | -23.15(-9.67) | -27.56(-17.61) | -29.86(-21.75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.57(0.53) | 17.66(0.7) | 22.65(0.89) | 43.97(1.73) | 79.07(3.11) | 153.82(6.06) | 219.39(8.64) | 215.34(8.48) | 155.65(6.13) | 80.49(3.17) | 26.72(1.05) | 16.17(0.64) | 87.04(3.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2.41 | 2.84 | 4.42 | 7.24 | 9.32 | 15.63 | 20.85 | 20.78 | 16.62 | 10.15 | 4.13 | 2.51 | 9.74 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56.69 | 53.1 | 47.47 | 46.99 | 50.0 | 60.31 | 72.87 | 76.87 | 74.75 | 64.54 | 58.02 | 55.56 | 59.76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 9.43 | 10.57 | 11.24 | 11.84 | 12.45 | 12.37 | 11.54 | 10.92 | 10.51 | 9.98 | 9.38 | 9.22 | 10.79 |
India Climate Graph
India’s Cities by Temperature
India’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
| Tamil Nadu |
|
30.82°C | 87.48°F |
| Andhra Pradesh |
|
30.63°C | 87.13°F |
| Gujarat |
|
29.95°C | 85.91°F |
| Odisha |
|
29.68°C | 85.42°F |
| Chhattisgarh |
|
29.61°C | 85.3°F |
| Bihar |
|
29.51°C | 85.12°F |
| West Bengal |
|
29.47°C | 85.05°F |
| Uttar Pradesh |
|
29.43°C | 84.97°F |
| Puducherry |
|
29.33°C | 84.79°F |
| Haryana |
|
29.13°C | 84.43°F |
| Rajasthan |
|
29.0°C | 84.2°F |
| Maharashtra |
|
28.95°C | 84.11°F |
| Daman and Diu |
|
28.92°C | 84.06°F |
| Delhi |
|
28.91°C | 84.04°F |
| Telangana |
|
28.9°C | 84.02°F |
| Madhya Pradesh |
|
28.71°C | 83.68°F |
| Goa |
|
28.53°C | 83.35°F |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
|
28.45°C | 83.21°F |
| Lakshadweep |
|
28.19°C | 82.74°F |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
|
28.15°C | 82.67°F |
| Karnataka |
|
28.03°C | 82.45°F |
| Kerala |
|
28.03°C | 82.45°F |
| Punjab |
|
27.98°C | 82.36°F |
| Jharkhand |
|
26.78°C | 80.2°F |
| Tripura |
|
26.43°C | 79.57°F |
| Assam |
|
26.14°C | 79.05°F |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
|
25.88°C | 78.58°F |
| Chandigarh |
|
25.55°C | 77.99°F |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
|
25.08°C | 77.14°F |
| Nagaland |
|
25.05°C | 77.09°F |
| Mizoram |
|
24.75°C | 76.55°F |
| Uttarakhand |
|
23.67°C | 74.61°F |
| Manipur |
|
21.77°C | 71.19°F |
| Meghalaya |
|
19.06°C | 66.31°F |
| Himachal Pradesh |
|
18.4°C | 65.12°F |
| Sikkim |
|
14.48°C | 58.06°F |
| Ladakh |
|
-10.6°C | 12.92°F |
States/Regions
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Delhi
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Puducherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
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