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Gorakhpur, India climate

BSh Hot semi-arid

Gorakhpur has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 107°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 44°F at night. Precipitation totals about 16 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 5.8 inches while November barely receives 0.01 inches.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 107°F in June.

About 201 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 44°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 16 in of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ 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

Gorakhpur climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	69	77	89	101	109	107	101	98	97	95	85	74
Avg temp (°F)	56	64	74	85	93	94	91	89	87	81	70	60
Avg low (°F)	44	50	59	68	77	81	81	80	76	66	55	46
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.9	1.4	2.0	0.3	1.8	1.4	5.8	1.6	0.3	0.0	0.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	69	77	89	101	109	107
Avg temp (°F)	56	64	74	85	93	94
Avg low (°F)	44	50	59	68	77	81
Precipitation (in)	0.5	0.9	1.4	2.0	0.3	1.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	101	98	97	95	85	74
Avg temp (°F)	91	89	87	81	70	60
Avg low (°F)	81	80	76	66	55	46
Precipitation (in)	1.4	5.8	1.6	0.3	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)	2	2	2	2	2	4	5	5	3	0.5	0.7	0.7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.8	13	24	27	26	27	27	26	26	5	0.0
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.1	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	2	2	2	4
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	0.8	13	24	27	26
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	0.1	0.0	—	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	5	5	3	0.5	0.7	0.7
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	27	27	26	26	5	0.0
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.4

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	39	38	38	40	41	53	62	57	34	17	21	27
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	14	14	15	12	11	5	4	6	17	25	22	20
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	9	11	13	17	17	14	13	8	5	6	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	5	5	5	5	4	7	13	12	5	1	2	3
Relative humidity (%)	39	37	31	23	22	34	52	59	54	36	31	33
Wind speed (mph)	3.5	3.8	4.1	4.5	5.7	6.3	5.7	5.0	4.3	3.2	3.4	3.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	39	38	38	40	41	53
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	14	14	15	12	11	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	9	11	13	17	17
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	5	5	5	5	4	7
Relative humidity (%)	39	37	31	23	22	34
Wind speed (mph)	3.5	3.8	4.1	4.5	5.7	6.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	57	34	17	21	27
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	6	17	25	22	20
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	13	8	5	6	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	12	5	1	2	3
Relative humidity (%)	52	59	54	36	31	33
Wind speed (mph)	5.7	5.0	4.3	3.2	3.4	3.4

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Hissar, a weather station, about 32 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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