Annual mean 21°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
27.2 °C
Coldest
18.1 °C
Wettest
71%
Windiest
1.6 m/s
Prevailing
SE
1.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Cherrapunji over the whole year is 21°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C. The rainy (wet) season in Cherrapunji runs from April to October, peaking in June with a 67% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; January is the driest month, at 19%. Winds in Cherrapunji are highest in April, averaging 1.3 m/s (5 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.5 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Cherrapunji come in December, when the sky is typically 40% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 85%.
Month by month Cherrapunji climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
19°C
11°C
18°C
19%
47%
0.6 m/s
70
13
74
February
21°C
13°C
20°C
28%
45%
0.8 m/s
71
28
58
March
24°C
16°C
24°C
37%
52%
1.1 m/s
60
37
39
April
25°C
19°C
27°C
56%
66%
1.3 m/s
44
35
20
May
26°C
20°C
29°C
65%
75%
1.1 m/s
34
33
12
June
26°C
22°C
30°C
67%
82%
0.9 m/s
27
28
7
July
27°C
23°C
31°C
66%
85%
0.9 m/s
23
28
5
August
27°C
23°C
32°C
66%
83%
1.0 m/s
21
29
4
September
27°C
23°C
32°C
61%
77%
0.7 m/s
22
30
4
October
26°C
21°C
29°C
50%
67%
0.9 m/s
38
36
15
November
24°C
16°C
25°C
28%
42%
0.5 m/s
60
41
39
December
20°C
13°C
20°C
28%
40%
0.5 m/s
76
26
61
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Cherrapunji weather by season
Year round, Cherrapunji has days of about 19°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 11°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Cherrapunji weather in winterDecember to February
High 20°CLow 12°CRain 25%
Winter in Cherrapunji has typical daily highs of about 20°C and lows of about 12°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
Cherrapunji weather in springMarch to May
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 53%
Spring in Cherrapunji has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Cherrapunji weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 23°CRain 66%
Summer in Cherrapunji has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 66% chance of rain on a given day.
Cherrapunji weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 46%
Autumn in Cherrapunji has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 46% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Cherrapunji?
The rainy (wet) season in Cherrapunji runs from April to October, peaking in June with a 67% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; January is the driest month, at 19%.
What time of year is Cherrapunji windiest?
Winds in Cherrapunji are highest in April, averaging 1.3 m/s (5 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.5 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Cherrapunji year round?
The average temperature in Cherrapunji over the whole year is 21°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 11°C.