Dharamsala climate — normals and trends
Dharamsala (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,507 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dharamsala averages 17 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Dharamsala has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 26 to 8 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 25 May 1984) and the coldest -7.4 °C (on 11 February 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
DharamsalaHimachal Pradesh
- coords
- 32.22°, 76.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.6°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
11.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,507mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
17 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
114.9 cm
Average feels-like high
20.3 °C
Average feels-like low
9.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
35 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.41 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
35.3 °C
25 May 1984
Coldest day
-7.4 °C
11 February 1950
Wettest day
346 mm
10 July 1953
Windiest day
28.5 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
14 May 1958
Hottest feels-like
36.9 °C
31 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-11.5 °C
11 February 1950
Snowiest day
19.7 cm
15 January 1953
Sunniest day
14.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 26 mm | -87 mm |
| Feb | 14.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 211 mm | +90 mm |
| Mar | 18.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 47 mm | -65 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 30 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 27.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 45 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 223 mm | +137 mm |
| Jul | 25.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 461 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 609 mm | +257 mm |
| Sep | 25.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 266 mm | +149 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | +22 mm |
| Nov | 18.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 3 mm | -53 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dharamsala?
Dharamsala has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.6 °C and it receives 1,507 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dharamsala?
The hottest day measured in Dharamsala between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1984, reaching 35.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dharamsala?
The coldest day measured in Dharamsala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Dharamsala?
Yes. Dharamsala gets on average 114.9 cm of snow per year and has around 17 frost days.
Has the climate of Dharamsala warmed?
Yes: Dharamsala warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dharamsala?
The wettest day measured in Dharamsala between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1953, with 346 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dharamsala?
The windiest day measured in Dharamsala between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 28.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dharamsala?
The warmest month in Dharamsala is June (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Dharamsala?
Dharamsala receives on average 1,507 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dharamsala?
Dharamsala gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Dharamsala?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Dharamsala between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1953, with 19.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Dharamsala?
Yes: Dharamsala has on average 35 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dharamsala?
In Dharamsala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 31 July 2024, and the lowest was -11.5 °C on 11 February 1950.
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