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Hot, monsoonal — cooler Himalayas, dry northwest. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

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Grouped by climate type, then by population.

Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

39 cities

Bengalurupop 8.5M Hyderabadpop 7.0M Ahmedabadpop 6.4M Chennaipop 4.7M Kolkatapop 4.6M Suratpop 4.6M Punepop 3.1M Nagpurpop 2.4M Indorepop 2.0M Vadodarapop 1.8M Rasapūdipalempop 1.7M Pimpri-Chinchwadpop 1.7M

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Cwa

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

31 cities

Delhipop 11.0M Kanpurpop 2.8M Lucknowpop 2.5M Bhopalpop 1.8M Patnapop 1.7M Ludhianapop 1.6M Faridabadpop 1.4M Najafgarhpop 1.4M Meerutpop 1.2M Ghāziābādpop 1.2M Amritsarpop 1.2M Prayagrajpop 1.1M

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Am

Tropical monsoon

16 cities

Mumbaipop 12.7M Thānepop 1.8M Nashikpop 1.5M Kalyānpop 1.3M Dombivalipop 1.2M Virārpop 1.2M Bhiwandipop 874k Kanayannurpop 851k Bhayandarpop 809k Kochipop 634k Borivlipop 610k Kozhikodepop 550k

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BSh

Hot semi-arid

13 cities

Jaipurpop 3.0M Coimbatorepop 2.1M Rājkotpop 1.4M Gorakhpurpop 1.3M Aurangabadpop 1.2M Jodhpurpop 1.1M Kotapop 1.0M Tiruppurpop 963k Hubballipop 944k Bikanerpop 644k Jamnagarpop 601k Ajmerpop 542k

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Csa

Hot-summer Mediterranean

10 cities

Agrapop 1.4M Srinagarpop 1.2M Dhanbadpop 1.2M Ranchipop 1.1M Jabalpurpop 1.1M Gwaliorpop 1.1M Gorakhpurpop 674k Jammupop 576k Bokāropop 564k Kargilpop 16k

As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)

4 cities

Kallakurichipop 1.7M Tirunelvelipop 1.4M Thiruvananthapurampop 788k Puducherrypop 657k

BWh

Hot desert

1 city

Varanasipop 1.2M

Cfb

Oceanic / temperate

1 city

Gangtokpop 100k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across India.

Tropical monsoonAm

Monsoon-influenced humid subtropicalCwa

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Climate types in India

India spans 8 climate types. All climate types:

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 39 cities Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical · 31 cities Am Tropical monsoon · 16 cities BSh Hot semi-arid · 13 cities Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean · 10 cities As Tropical savanna (dry summer) · 4 cities Cfb Oceanic / temperate · 1 city BWh Hot desert · 1 city

Climate records across India — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Nellore (85.9 °F avg) · Coolest Gangtok (46.6 °F avg) · Wettest Gangtok (200 in/yr) · Driest Varanasi (5 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of India sits well between them.