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Bikaner, India climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Bikaner has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 42°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 7°C at night. Precipitation totals about 417 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 216 mm while April barely receives 5 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsBikaner climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 216 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 42 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 16 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 36 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 29 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 18 |
| Avg low (°C) | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 216 | 18 | 34 | 9 | 20 | 44 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.1 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 23 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 0.6 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 56 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 24 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 33 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 46 | 51 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 41 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 33 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 33 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 8.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 56 | 52 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 24 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 46 | 51 | 44 | 29 | 28 | 30 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.0 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Bikaner, a weather station, about 2 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.