Annual mean 20°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind NW
Warmest
28.7 °C
Coldest
11.6 °C
Wettest
82%
Windiest
1.1 m/s
Prevailing
NW
0.8 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 Shimla over the whole year is 20°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C. Shimla has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 47% in November, the driest month, to 65% in July, the wettest. Winds in Shimla are highest in April, averaging 0.9 m/s (3 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.4 m/s (1 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Shimla come in October, when the sky is typically 20% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month Shimla 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
12°C
7°C
10°C
55%
51%
0.6 m/s
17
0
68
February
16°C
9°C
14°C
51%
45%
0.7 m/s
43
3
74
March
20°C
12°C
19°C
56%
43%
0.8 m/s
59
19
63
April
26°C
17°C
25°C
50%
39%
0.9 m/s
55
36
38
May
28°C
20°C
28°C
52%
41%
0.8 m/s
44
35
27
June
29°C
23°C
30°C
58%
49%
0.8 m/s
37
34
16
July
28°C
23°C
30°C
65%
71%
0.7 m/s
34
27
14
August
27°C
23°C
30°C
64%
72%
0.6 m/s
35
26
16
September
26°C
21°C
29°C
59%
53%
0.6 m/s
40
31
21
October
24°C
16°C
24°C
58%
20%
0.5 m/s
59
35
42
November
19°C
11°C
18°C
47%
31%
0.4 m/s
62
14
71
December
14°C
7°C
12°C
52%
33%
0.4 m/s
29
1
75
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 Shimla weather by season
Year round, Shimla has days of about 12°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 29°C in June, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 7°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 20°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July 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.
Shimla weather in winterDecember to February
High 14°CLow 8°CRain 53%
Winter in Shimla has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Shimla weather in springMarch to May
High 25°CLow 17°CRain 53%
Spring in Shimla has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Shimla weather in summerJune to August
High 28°CLow 23°CRain 62%
Summer in Shimla has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
Shimla weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 23°CLow 16°CRain 55%
Autumn in Shimla has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Shimla?
Shimla has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 47% in November, the driest month, to 65% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Shimla windiest?
Winds in Shimla are highest in April, averaging 0.9 m/s (3 km/h), and lightest in November, at 0.4 m/s (1 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Shimla year round?
The average temperature in Shimla over the whole year is 20°C. June is the hottest month, with highs of about 29°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 7°C.