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Monthly climate in Shimoga, Karnataka, India

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shimoga features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1195 mm (47.0 inches) and receives 160 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Shimoga enjoys an average of 3571 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 17 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shimoga, Karnataka, India §

The warmest months in Shimoga are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shimoga experiences 310 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 Shimoga, Karnataka, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shimoga, Karnataka, India §

Shimoga usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 28 rainy days and 219 mm (8.6 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Shimoga are February, March and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Shimoga, Karnataka, 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) 8 (0.3) 6 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 31 (1.2) 77 (3.0) 193 (7.6) 263 (10.4) 200 (7.9) 169 (6.7) 175 (6.9) 58 (2.3) 7 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 2 5 17 27 29 28 23 20 7 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Shimoga, Karnataka, India §

The sunniest months in Shimoga are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Shimoga: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 20 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Shimoga, Karnataka, 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 268 308 343 334 332 272 246 261 289 290 304 319
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 23m 11h 40m 12h 2m 12h 26m 12h 46m 12h 55m 12h 50m 12h 33m 12h 11m 11h 47m 11h 27m 11h 17m

Solar UV radiation in Shimoga, Karnataka, India §

Shimoga experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure. January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Shimoga UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shimoga, Karnataka, 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) 10 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 12 10 9

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Shimoga, Karnataka, India

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