Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Aligarh features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (56 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 2 °C (37 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 812 mm (32.0 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Aligarh enjoys an average of 3695 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 23 minutes to 13 hours 51 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Aligarh are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 13 to 17 °C (56 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Aligarh experiences 252 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 43°C (110°F) | 44°C (112°F) | 46°C (114°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 24°C (76°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average high | 20°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 15°C (58°F) |
Average low | 9°C (48°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Mean minimum | 4°C (39°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 12°C (53°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Minimum | 2°C (37°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (38°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India with other places around the world.
Aligarh usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 20 rainy days and 208 mm (8.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Aligarh are April, November and December. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24 (0.9) | 13 (0.5) | 28 (1.1) | 13 (0.5) | 31 (1.2) | 43 (1.7) | 271 (10.7) | 214 (8.4) | 138 (5.4) | 19 (0.7) | 11 (0.4) | 8 (0.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Aligarh are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Aligarh: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 231 | 279 | 332 | 343 | 360 | 353 | 312 | 297 | 303 | 315 | 286 | 279 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 34m | 11h 11m | 12h 0m | 12h 49m | 13h 31m | 13h 51m | 13h 41m | 13h 5m | 12h 17m | 11h 28m | 10h 45m | 10h 23m |
Aligarh experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 12, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 Aligarh UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 |