Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tanakpur features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 13 °C (55 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 4 °C (39 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1345 mm (53.0 inches) and receives 123 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tanakpur enjoys an average of 3746 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 18 minutes to 13 hours 57 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tanakpur 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 13 to 16 °C (55 - 61 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tanakpur experiences 239 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 | 25°C (78°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (74°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average high | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Daily mean | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Average low | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10°C (49°F) |
Mean minimum | 5°C (42°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 6°C (42°F) |
Minimum | 4°C (39°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 4°C (40°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tanakpur, Uttarakhand, India with other places around the world.
Tanakpur usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 320 mm (12.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tanakpur are February, November and December. On average, 13 mm (0.5 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) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 21 (0.8) | 28 (1.1) | 81 (3.2) | 137 (5.4) | 408 (16.1) | 379 (14.9) | 172 (6.8) | 50 (2.0) | 2 (0.1) | 16 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Tanakpur are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 56 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tanakpur: January, February and August receive an average of 8 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 236 | 284 | 341 | 351 | 373 | 361 | 292 | 277 | 320 | 323 | 295 | 288 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 30m | 11h 9m | 11h 59m | 12h 52m | 13h 35m | 13h 57m | 13h 46m | 13h 8m | 12h 18m | 11h 26m | 10h 41m | 10h 18m |
Tanakpur experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 13, 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 Tanakpur 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 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |