Kota, India climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Kota has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 110°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 51°F at night. Precipitation totals about 29 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 17.2 inches while January barely receives 0.00 inches.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 110°F in May.

About 188 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 51°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 29 in of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.2 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Kota climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	75	82	94	104	110	106	95	91	94	96	88	79
Avg temp (°F)	63	70	80	90	98	95	87	85	86	84	75	66
Avg low (°F)	51	57	67	77	86	85	80	78	78	72	62	54
Precipitation (in)	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.5	17.2	9.6	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	75	82	94	104	110	106
Avg temp (°F)	63	70	80	90	98	95
Avg low (°F)	51	57	67	77	86	85
Precipitation (in)	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	95	91	94	96	88	79
Avg temp (°F)	87	85	86	84	75	66
Avg low (°F)	80	78	78	72	62	54
Precipitation (in)	17.2	9.6	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.9	2	7	7	3	0.4	0.4	0.4
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	0.2	3	18	18	26	25	21	18	23	26	9	0.4
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.9	2
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	0.2	3	18	18	26	25
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.0	—	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	7	7	3	0.4	0.4	0.4
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	21	18	23	26	9	0.4
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	—	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	22	23	34	36	36	56	79	77	46	20	17	19
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	23	20	17	15	16	6	1	2	12	24	24	24
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	7	6	10	11	12	14	8	7	9	5	5	5
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	2	4	4	4	10	22	21	9	2	1	2
Relative humidity (%)	38	31	25	20	23	42	70	82	74	55	43	39
Wind speed (mph)	3.6	4.0	4.4	5.4	7.8	8.3	7.4	6.0	4.6	3.4	3.0	3.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	22	23	34	36	36	56
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	23	20	17	15	16	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	7	6	10	11	12	14
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	2	4	4	4	10
Relative humidity (%)	38	31	25	20	23	42
Wind speed (mph)	3.6	4.0	4.4	5.4	7.8	8.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	79	77	46	20	17	19
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	1	2	12	24	24	24
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	7	9	5	5	5
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	22	21	9	2	1	2
Relative humidity (%)	70	82	74	55	43	39
Wind speed (mph)	7.4	6.0	4.6	3.4	3.0	3.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Kota Aerodrome, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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