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Shimla, India climate
Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical
Shimla has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical, Köppen Cwa). The hottest month is June with an average daily high near 35°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 6°C at night. Precipitation totals about 2014 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 642 mm while December barely receives 2 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 countsShimla climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 49 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 269 | 600 | 642 | 287 | 43 | 7 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 21 | 24 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 49 | 27 | 10 | 30 | 269 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 23 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 600 | 642 | 287 | 43 | 7 | 2 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | 0.0 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 20 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 21 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0.8 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 12 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 63 | 80 | 81 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 43 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 48 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 32 | 47 | 77 | 85 | 79 | 60 | 49 | 44 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 63 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 48 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 32 | 47 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 80 | 81 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 43 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 23 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 85 | 79 | 60 | 49 | 44 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Dehradun, a weather station, about 121 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.