The climate of the country varies from region to region. The North enjoys cold climate in the winter months between November and March. The coastal areas have a tropical climate throughout the year, while the plains and most central and southern regions of the country are hot in the summer months of April and June. Most of the country has a vigorous monsoon, which lasts from July and October.

Winter Spring Summer Monsoon

Average Temperature and Rainfall Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec NORTHERN INDIA DELHI average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 21 24 30 36 41 40 35 34 34 35 29 23 average rainfall (in millimetres) 25 22 17 7 8 65 211 173 150 31 1 5 Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 9 10 14 19 23 24 21 20 20 18 15 11 average rainfall (in millimetres) 65 48 58 38 54 147 415 385 195 45 7 24 Agra (Uttar Pradesh) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 22 26 32 38 42 41 35 33 33 33 29 24 average rainfall (in millimetres) 16 9 11 5 10 60 210 263 151 23 2 4 Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 23 27 33 39 41 39 33 32 32 32 29 25 average rainfall (in millimetres) 23 8 14 1 8 102 346 240 261 38 15 2 EASTERN INDIA Darjeeling (West Bengal) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 9 11 15 18 19 19 20 20 20 19 15 12 average rainfall (in millimetres) 22 27 52 109 187 522 713 573 419 116 14 5 Kolkata (West Bengal) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 26 29 34 36 36 34 32 32 32 31 29 27 average rainfall (in millimetres) 13 22 30 50 135 263 320 318 253 134 29 4 Bhubaneshwar (Orissa) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 27 28 30 31 32 31 31 31 31 31 29 27 average rainfall (in millimetres) 9 20 14 12 63 187 296 256 258 242 75 8 WESTERN INDIA Jaipur (Rajasthan) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 22 25 31 37 41 39 34 32 33 33 29 24 average rainfall (in millimetres) 14 1 8 9 4 10 54 193 239 90 19 4 Jodhpur (Rajasthan) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 24 28 33 38 41 40 37 33 35 36 31 26 average rainfall (in millimetres) 2 1 3 1 5 7 89 86 14 1 5 2 Mumbai (Maharashtra) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 31 32 33 33 33 32 30 29 30 32 33 32 average rainfall (in millimetres) 0 1 0 0 20 647 945 660 309 17 7 1 Goa average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 31 32 32 33 33 31 29 29 29 31 33 33 average rainfall (in millimetres) 2 0 4 17 18 580 892 341 277 122 20 37 SOUTHERN INDIA Kochi (Kerala) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 31 31 31 31 31 29 28 28 28 29 30 30 average rainfall (in millimetres) 9 34 50 139 364 756 572 386 235 333 184 37 Chennai (Tamil Nadu) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 29 31 33 35 38 37 35 35 34 32 29 28 average rainfall (in millimetres) 24 7 15 25 52 53 83 124 118 267 309 139 Madurai (Tamil Nadu) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 30 32 35 36 37 37 36 35 35 33 31 30 average rainfall (in millimetres) 26 15 21 81 59 31 48 117 123 179 161 43 Bangalore (Karnataka) average daily maximum temperature [in degrees centigrade) 28 31 33 34 33 30 28 29 28 28 27 27 average rainfall (in millimetres) 4 14 6 37 119 65 93 95 129 195 46 16