Kota, India climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Kota has a seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 43°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 11°C at night. Precipitation totals about 744 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 436 mm while January 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 countsKota climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 43 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 436 | 244 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 24 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 43 | 41 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 17 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 35 |
| Avg low (°C) | 11 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 29 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 35 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 436 | 244 | 0 | 19 | 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) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 25 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 21 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 22 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 56 | 79 | 77 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 19 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 42 | 70 | 82 | 74 | 55 | 43 | 39 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 22 | 23 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 56 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 38 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 42 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 79 | 77 | 46 | 20 | 17 | 19 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 1 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 22 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 82 | 74 | 55 | 43 | 39 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Kota Aerodrome, a weather station, about 4 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.