Bhopal, India climate

Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical

Bhopal has a seasonal tropical climate (Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical, Köppen Cwa). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 41°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1228 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 414 mm while November barely receives 2 mm.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 41°C in May.

About 127 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 10°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 1228 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.3 °C 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

Bhopal climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	25	29	34	39	41	37	31	29	31	33	30	26
Avg temp (°C)	18	21	26	30	34	31	27	26	27	26	22	19
Avg low (°C)	10	13	17	22	26	26	24	23	22	19	15	11
Precipitation (mm)	3	7	4	3	10	169	376	414	207	32	2	2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	25	29	34	39	41	37
Avg temp (°C)	18	21	26	30	34	31
Avg low (°C)	10	13	17	22	26	26
Precipitation (mm)	3	7	4	3	10	169

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	31	29	31	33	30	26
Avg temp (°C)	27	26	27	26	22	19
Avg low (°C)	24	23	22	19	15	11
Precipitation (mm)	376	414	207	32	2	2

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.9	1	2	1	1	7	17	18	9	2	0.8	0.8
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	0.3	3	18	21	24	20	9	2	10	16	3	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	0.9	1	2	1	1	7
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	0.3	3	18	21	24	20

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	17	18	9	2	0.8	0.8
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	9	2	10	16	3	0.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	23	24	29	29	35	69	87	86	59	29	20	20
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	22	20	19	18	15	3	0.5	0.6	7	20	22	23
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	7	7	9	9	13	11	4	5	10	7	6	6
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	2	3	3	3	16	27	26	13	4	2	2
Relative humidity (%)	42	34	26	20	23	51	80	88	83	69	57	48
Wind speed (km/h)	6.4	7.0	7.7	9.1	12.5	13.0	12.1	10.2	7.3	5.3	5.3	5.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	23	24	29	29	35	69
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	22	20	19	18	15	3
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	7	7	9	9	13	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	2	2	3	3	3	16
Relative humidity (%)	42	34	26	20	23	51
Wind speed (km/h)	6.4	7.0	7.7	9.1	12.5	13.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	87	86	59	29	20	20
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	0.5	0.6	7	20	22	23
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	4	5	10	7	6	6
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	27	26	13	4	2	2
Relative humidity (%)	80	88	83	69	57	48
Wind speed (km/h)	12.1	10.2	7.3	5.3	5.3	5.8

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Bhopal/bairagarh, a weather station, about 6 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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