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Monthly climate in Chandigarh, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Chandigarh features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 798 mm (31.4 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Chandigarh enjoys an average of 3806 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 10 minutes to 14 hours 5 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Chandigarh, India §

The warmest months in Chandigarh are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (86 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 16 °C (55 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Chandigarh experiences 236 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Chandigarh, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 24°C
(76°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 5°C
(42°F)
Minimum 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(39°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Chandigarh, India §

Chandigarh usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 179 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Chandigarh are October, November and December. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Chandigarh, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44 (1.7) 34 (1.3) 31 (1.2) 23 (0.9) 33 (1.3) 53 (2.1) 191 (7.5) 217 (8.6) 128 (5.1) 18 (0.7) 11 (0.4) 14 (0.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 4 6 6 7 9 19 23 12 2 2 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Chandigarh, India §

The sunniest months in Chandigarh are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Chandigarh: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Chandigarh, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 223 279 334 346 374 371 349 321 314 321 286 281
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 23m 11h 5m 11h 59m 12h 55m 13h 42m 14h 5m 13h 53m 13h 12m 12h 19m 11h 23m 10h 35m 10h 10m

Solar UV radiation in Chandigarh, India §

Chandigarh experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Chandigarh UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Chandigarh, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 5 6 9 10 11 10 12 12 9 7 5 4