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 106°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 50°F at night. Precipitation totals about 48 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 16.3 inches while November barely receives 0.07 inches.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 106°F in May.

About 127 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 50°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 48 in of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.6 °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

Bhopal climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	77	83	94	102	106	99	88	84	88	91	85	80
Avg temp (°F)	64	69	78	87	93	88	81	79	80	79	72	66
Avg low (°F)	50	55	63	72	80	78	75	73	72	66	59	52
Precipitation (in)	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	6.6	14.8	16.3	8.1	1.3	0.1	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	77	83	94	102	106	99
Avg temp (°F)	64	69	78	87	93	88
Avg low (°F)	50	55	63	72	80	78
Precipitation (in)	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	6.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	88	84	88	91	85	80
Avg temp (°F)	81	79	80	79	72	66
Avg low (°F)	75	73	72	66	59	52
Precipitation (in)	14.8	16.3	8.1	1.3	0.1	0.1

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 ≥ 90°F (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 ≥ 90°F (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 ≥ 90°F (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 (mph)	4.0	4.3	4.8	5.7	7.8	8.1	7.5	6.4	4.5	3.3	3.3	3.6

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 (mph)	4.0	4.3	4.8	5.7	7.8	8.1

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 (mph)	7.5	6.4	4.5	3.3	3.3	3.6

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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