Annual mean 21°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind S
Warmest
28.8 °C
Coldest
13.3 °C
Wettest
95%
Windiest
1.2 m/s
Prevailing
S
0.7 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 Rishīkesh over the whole year is 21°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C. The rainy (wet) season in Rishīkesh runs from January to October, peaking in August with a 67% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to December; November is the driest month, at 29%. Winds in Rishīkesh are highest in April, averaging 0.9 m/s (3 km/h), and lightest in October, at 0.5 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Rishīkesh come in October, when the sky is typically 25% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 78%.
Month by month Rishīkesh 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
14°C
8°C
12°C
54%
53%
0.6 m/s
35
0
73
February
18°C
10°C
15°C
55%
46%
0.8 m/s
51
7
70
March
22°C
16°C
20°C
54%
41%
0.8 m/s
56
30
51
April
28°C
20°C
26°C
49%
35%
0.9 m/s
45
34
34
May
29°C
23°C
29°C
50%
41%
0.9 m/s
38
31
23
June
30°C
25°C
31°C
60%
53%
0.8 m/s
37
33
12
July
27°C
24°C
30°C
66%
78%
0.6 m/s
35
28
11
August
27°C
24°C
32°C
67%
76%
0.6 m/s
30
24
9
September
27°C
23°C
30°C
61%
63%
0.6 m/s
39
31
15
October
24°C
19°C
26°C
51%
25%
0.5 m/s
50
43
33
November
20°C
14°C
20°C
29%
27%
0.5 m/s
68
25
59
December
16°C
9°C
15°C
40%
36%
0.5 m/s
48
2
78
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 Rishīkesh weather by season
Year round, Rishīkesh has days of about 14°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in June, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 8°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around November. 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.
Rishīkesh weather in winterDecember to February
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 49%
Winter in Rishīkesh has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
Rishīkesh weather in springMarch to May
High 26°CLow 19°CRain 51%
Spring in Rishīkesh has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.
Rishīkesh weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 24°CRain 64%
Summer in Rishīkesh has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 64% chance of rain on a given day.
Rishīkesh weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 19°CRain 47%
Autumn in Rishīkesh has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Rishīkesh?
The rainy (wet) season in Rishīkesh runs from January to October, peaking in August with a 67% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to December; November is the driest month, at 29%.
What time of year is Rishīkesh windiest?
Winds in Rishīkesh are highest in April, averaging 0.9 m/s (3 km/h), and lightest in October, at 0.5 m/s (2 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Rishīkesh year round?
The average temperature in Rishīkesh over the whole year is 21°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 8°C.