Mussoorie climate — normals and trends
Mussoorie (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,941 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (7.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mussoorie averages 8 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Mussoorie has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 15 to 1 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest -8.3 °C (on 7 February 1940).
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
MussoorieUttarakhand
- coords
- 30.45°, 78.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.1°C
Average daily high
22.7°C
Average daily low
11.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,941mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
8.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
8 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.7 cm
Average feels-like high
23.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
49 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
37.7 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
-8.3 °C
7 February 1940
Wettest day
312 mm
22 July 1953
Windiest day
18.5 km/h
21 March 1960
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
22 September 1962
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
16 June 1995
Coldest feels-like
-12.6 °C
7 February 1940
Snowiest day
13.3 cm
5 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.7 h
1 July 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 30 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 18.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 93 mm | +16 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 44 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 27.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 26.9 °C | -2.3 °C | 156 mm | +92 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 270 mm | +88 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 525 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 495 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 293 mm | +73 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 40 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 20.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 17.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mussoorie?
Mussoorie has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.1 °C and it receives 1,941 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mussoorie?
The hottest day measured in Mussoorie between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mussoorie?
The coldest day measured in Mussoorie between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1940, at -8.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mussoorie?
Yes. Mussoorie gets on average 1.7 cm of snow per year and has around 8 frost days.
Has the climate of Mussoorie warmed?
Yes: Mussoorie warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mussoorie?
The wettest day measured in Mussoorie between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1953, with 312 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mussoorie?
The windiest day measured in Mussoorie between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1960, with winds reaching 18.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mussoorie?
The warmest month in Mussoorie is June (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (7.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Mussoorie?
Mussoorie receives on average 1,941 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mussoorie?
Mussoorie gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mussoorie?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mussoorie between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1945, with 13.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mussoorie?
Yes: Mussoorie has on average 49 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mussoorie?
In Mussoorie, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 16 June 1995, and the lowest was -12.6 °C on 7 February 1940.
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