New Delhi
21 to 42°C
temperature
3541 hours
sunshine per day
248 mm
rain
301 days
dry
64 days
rain
0 days
snow

Climate of New Delhi

New Delhi has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for New Delhi is 61° degrees and there is about 97 inch 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

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Temperature graph

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

Precipitation graph

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

Climate table of New Delhi

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for New Delhi. 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 New Delhi might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 70 76 89 100 108 107 99 95 94 93 84 74
Night temp. (°F) 48 52 62 74 84 88 84 82 78 73 63 54
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 3 5 3 2 2 8 26 26 21 1 0 1
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 New Delhi

The best time to visit New Delhi in India is from January through March and November and December. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in New Delhi is 108°F in May and the lowest is 70°F in January.

Climate of New Delhi by month

What is the average climate in a given month for New Delhi? 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.

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