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.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 43°C in May.

About 188 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 11°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 744 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in July

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.1 °C 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

Kota 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 (m/s)	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.4	3.5	3.7	3.3	2.7	2.1	1.5	1.4	1.4

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 (m/s)	1.6	1.8	2.0	2.4	3.5	3.7

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 (m/s)	3.3	2.7	2.1	1.5	1.4	1.4

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.

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