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Monthly climate in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Rishikesh features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 12 °C (53 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 1 °C (34 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1238 mm (48.8 inches) and receives 131 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Rishikesh enjoys an average of 3819 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 14 minutes to 14 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India §

The warmest months in Rishikesh are May, June and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (82 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 12 to 15 °C (53 - 59 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Rishikesh experiences 220 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 Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 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 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average high 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Daily mean 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Average low 7°C
(44°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Minimum 3°C
(37°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 1°C
(34°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India §

Rishikesh usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 26 rainy days and 293 mm (11.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Rishikesh are October, November and December. On average, 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 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) 51 (2.0) 44 (1.7) 36 (1.4) 37 (1.5) 46 (1.8) 83 (3.3) 338 (13.3) 332 (13.1) 208 (8.2) 25 (1.0) 8 (0.3) 30 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 4 5 7 11 14 29 30 21 2 1 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India §

The sunniest months in Rishikesh are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Rishikesh: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 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 228 285 341 349 373 371 329 311 317 325 293 290
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 26m 11h 7m 11h 59m 12h 53m 13h 39m 14h 1m 13h 50m 13h 10m 12h 18m 11h 24m 10h 38m 10h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India §

Rishikesh 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, 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 Rishikesh UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 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 11 12 12 10 8 6 5