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Monthly climate in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kanpur features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 33 °C (92 °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 985 mm (38.8 inches) and receives 97 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kanpur enjoys an average of 3636 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 29 minutes to 13 hours 45 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India §

The warmest months in Kanpur are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (87 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 18 °C (58 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kanpur experiences 264 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 Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Average low 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(43°F)
Minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 4°C
(40°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India §

Kanpur usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 266 mm (10.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kanpur are April, November and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 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) 18 (0.7) 19 (0.8) 15 (0.6) 10 (0.4) 28 (1.1) 65 (2.5) 327 (12.9) 304 (12.0) 168 (6.6) 21 (0.8) 4 (0.1) 8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 3 2 3 5 10 23 27 17 2 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India §

The sunniest months in Kanpur are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kanpur: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 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 233 283 336 347 365 344 280 276 283 313 288 282
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 40m 11h 14m 12h 0m 12h 47m 13h 26m 13h 45m 13h 35m 13h 1m 12h 16m 11h 30m 10h 50m 10h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India §

Kanpur 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, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kanpur UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 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) 6 6 8 10 10 10 12 12 10 9 6 5