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Gorakhpur, India climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Gorakhpur has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 9°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1246 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 474 mm while February barely receives 0 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 countsGorakhpur climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 401 | 474 | 212 | 49 | 2 | 9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 22 | 27 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 37 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 15 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 401 | 474 | 212 | 49 | 2 | 9 |
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 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.4 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 3 | 7 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.4 | 13 | 22 | 24 | 21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 3 | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 35 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 60 | 81 | 78 | 60 | 25 | 18 | 27 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 19 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 41 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 46 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 67 | 56 | 51 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 35 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 39 | 60 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 16 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 49 | 41 | 29 | 23 | 29 | 46 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 81 | 78 | 60 | 25 | 18 | 27 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 19 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 74 | 81 | 82 | 67 | 56 | 51 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Gorakhpur, 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.