Rishikesh climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Rishikesh?

Rishikesh has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,352 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rishikesh?

The hottest day measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 43.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Rishikesh?

The coldest day measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1953, at -0.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Rishikesh?

Almost never: Rishikesh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Rishikesh warmed?

Yes: Rishikesh warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Rishikesh?

The wettest day measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1966, with 353 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Rishikesh?

The windiest day measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1943, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Rishikesh?

The warmest month in Rishikesh is June (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Rishikesh?

Rishikesh receives on average 1,352 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Rishikesh?

Rishikesh gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Rishikesh (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,352 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Rishikesh averages 0 frost days, 119 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

Rishikesh has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest -0.8 °C (on 24 January 1953).

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

RishikeshUttarakhand

coords: 30.11°, 78.29°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

27.2°C

Average daily low

15.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,352mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

10.0km/h

Seasonal range

17.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

119 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.7 °C

Average feels-like low

16.5 °C

Average peak gust

28.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

144 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.3 °C

27 May 1944

Coldest day

-0.8 °C

24 January 1953

Wettest day

353 mm

25 July 1966

Windiest day

31.3 km/h

18 March 1943

Strongest gust

77.4 km/h

9 March 1963

Hottest feels-like

44.4 °C

4 June 2017

Coldest feels-like

-4.3 °C

11 February 1950

Snowiest day

1.5 cm

16 January 1953

Sunniest day

13.5 h

25 June 1987

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.2 °C10 June 2025	5.7 °C14 January 2025	21.9 °C	1,303 mm	141	0
2024	40.7 °C17 June 2024	3.6 °C11 December 2024	22.1 °C	1,207 mm	160	0
2023	37.4 °C22 May 2023	4.1 °C7 January 2023	21.7 °C	1,153 mm	131	0
2022	40.6 °C5 June 2022	4.2 °C28 December 2022	22.4 °C	1,208 mm	171	0
2021	37.1 °C30 June 2021	2.5 °C20 December 2021	22.1 °C	1,027 mm	156	0
2020	38.7 °C26 May 2020	3.3 °C18 December 2020	21.4 °C	964 mm	156	0
2019	39.7 °C15 June 2019	3.2 °C29 December 2019	21.8 °C	1,151 mm	142	0
2018	40.2 °C22 May 2018	0.7 °C28 December 2018	21.9 °C	1,456 mm	144	0
2017	38.7 °C4 June 2017	2.8 °C14 January 2017	22.2 °C	1,385 mm	165	0
2016	38.7 °C17 May 2016	3.8 °C25 January 2016	22.5 °C	1,115 mm	163	0
2015	40.2 °C23 May 2015	2.1 °C25 December 2015	21.9 °C	993 mm	153	0
2014	40.7 °C7 June 2014	2.8 °C7 January 2014	21.5 °C	891 mm	135	0
2013	39.6 °C20 May 2013	0.1 °C9 January 2013	21.6 °C	1,553 mm	112	0
2012	41.2 °C30 May 2012	2.1 °C9 February 2012	21.8 °C	960 mm	130	0
2011	37.9 °C15 May 2011	2.2 °C11 January 2011	21.5 °C	1,161 mm	123	0
2010	39.2 °C17 April 2010	3.2 °C14 January 2010	22.6 °C	1,941 mm	147	0
2009	40.1 °C23 June 2009	3.3 °C29 December 2009	22.4 °C	950 mm	149	0
2008	39.2 °C1 May 2008	1.5 °C27 January 2008	21.8 °C	1,335 mm	126	0
2007	39.8 °C3 June 2007	1.6 °C7 January 2007	21.9 °C	1,247 mm	154	0
2006	38.5 °C6 May 2006	2.7 °C23 January 2006	22.4 °C	820 mm	147	0
2005	41.5 °C20 June 2005	3.4 °C26 December 2005	21.8 °C	1,292 mm	132	0
2004	40.8 °C17 May 2004	2.7 °C27 December 2004	21.9 °C	840 mm	149	0
2003	39.7 °C3 June 2003	1.6 °C11 January 2003	21.3 °C	1,264 mm	123	0
2002	39.0 °C22 May 2002	2.2 °C28 January 2002	21.7 °C	1,356 mm	135	0
2001	38.5 °C10 May 2001	2.3 °C25 January 2001	21.4 °C	1,051 mm	144	0
2000	37.9 °C19 May 2000	2.4 °C16 January 2000	21.2 °C	1,225 mm	103	0
1999	41.2 °C30 April 1999	4.4 °C31 December 1999	22.0 °C	1,263 mm	134	0
1998	42.0 °C22 May 1998	3.1 °C17 January 1998	21.8 °C	1,194 mm	127	0
1997	37.4 °C16 June 1997	2.2 °C8 February 1997	20.6 °C	1,268 mm	107	0
1996	39.0 °C28 May 1996	2.6 °C9 December 1996	21.2 °C	1,420 mm	120	0
1995	42.4 °C16 June 1995	3.0 °C10 January 1995	21.7 °C	1,394 mm	118	0
1994	42.6 °C30 May 1994	3.2 °C23 January 1994	21.9 °C	1,341 mm	127	0
1993	40.2 °C6 May 1993	2.0 °C14 January 1993	21.6 °C	1,281 mm	134	0
1992	40.6 °C6 June 1992	1.7 °C3 January 1992	21.4 °C	1,027 mm	126	0
1991	40.5 °C15 May 1991	1.5 °C3 January 1991	21.3 °C	912 mm	122	0
1990	38.8 °C3 June 1990	2.8 °C1 January 1990	21.1 °C	1,525 mm	105	0
1989	38.4 °C16 May 1989	0.9 °C13 January 1989	20.8 °C	1,416 mm	120	0
1988	42.1 °C26 May 1988	2.5 °C26 January 1988	22.0 °C	1,933 mm	127	0
1987	41.5 °C29 June 1987	2.6 °C3 January 1987	21.9 °C	692 mm	156	0
1986	39.2 °C10 June 1986	1.4 °C28 December 1986	21.0 °C	1,348 mm	121	0
1985	39.7 °C20 May 1985	2.6 °C31 December 1985	21.9 °C	1,319 mm	118	0
1984	41.8 °C24 May 1984	1.7 °C20 December 1984	21.4 °C	1,172 mm	111	0
1983	41.8 °C22 June 1983	2.1 °C31 December 1983	20.8 °C	1,408 mm	111	0
1982	38.9 °C30 May 1982	3.0 °C31 December 1982	20.9 °C	1,304 mm	114	0
1981	38.4 °C16 June 1981	0.6 °C19 December 1981	20.9 °C	1,127 mm	128	0
1980	39.3 °C18 May 1980	-0.1 °C7 February 1980	21.5 °C	1,035 mm	122	1
1979	40.0 °C6 June 1979	2.8 °C10 March 1979	21.4 °C	1,187 mm	134	0
1978	40.5 °C21 May 1978	1.9 °C4 January 1978	21.1 °C	1,440 mm	94	0
1977	38.5 °C4 June 1977	1.4 °C29 January 1977	21.2 °C	1,269 mm	84	0
1976	39.3 °C3 June 1976	2.7 °C9 December 1976	21.1 °C	1,346 mm	88	0
1975	39.0 °C14 June 1975	2.6 °C25 January 1975	20.9 °C	2,042 mm	93	0
1974	39.3 °C14 June 1974	0.2 °C9 February 1974	21.4 °C	1,250 mm	112	0
1973	40.2 °C8 May 1973	1.8 °C28 January 1973	21.2 °C	1,805 mm	106	0
1972	41.1 °C15 June 1972	2.0 °C8 January 1972	21.4 °C	1,059 mm	115	0
1971	35.0 °C2 May 1971	1.5 °C1 January 1971	20.8 °C	2,000 mm	74	0
1970	39.4 °C15 May 1970	2.8 °C30 December 1970	21.4 °C	1,211 mm	102	0
1969	38.5 °C23 May 1969	1.3 °C5 January 1969	21.5 °C	1,377 mm	100	0
1968	38.5 °C30 May 1968	1.0 °C2 February 1968	20.8 °C	1,306 mm	103	0
1967	39.6 °C7 June 1967	1.5 °C13 January 1967	21.3 °C	1,771 mm	96	0
1966	41.4 °C8 June 1966	3.3 °C21 December 1966	21.3 °C	1,520 mm	104	0
1965	39.7 °C15 June 1965	2.1 °C8 January 1965	20.9 °C	1,121 mm	92	0
1964	40.5 °C11 June 1964	-0.3 °C1 February 1964	21.3 °C	1,422 mm	113	1
1963	39.9 °C25 May 1963	2.2 °C12 January 1963	21.4 °C	1,900 mm	111	0
1962	40.6 °C28 May 1962	1.0 °C16 January 1962	21.2 °C	1,489 mm	123	0
1961	40.6 °C1 June 1961	1.0 °C20 December 1961	20.8 °C	1,987 mm	99	0
1960	40.7 °C13 June 1960	1.1 °C22 January 1960	21.4 °C	1,387 mm	92	0
1959	39.7 °C23 May 1959	3.5 °C11 January 1959	21.4 °C	1,773 mm	102	0
1958	41.2 °C5 June 1958	2.9 °C11 February 1958	21.9 °C	1,659 mm	118	0
1957	41.1 °C17 June 1957	1.8 °C11 February 1957	21.1 °C	1,571 mm	100	0
1956	41.6 °C3 May 1956	2.7 °C1 January 1956	21.3 °C	1,703 mm	109	0
1955	41.8 °C3 June 1955	0.1 °C1 January 1955	21.2 °C	1,394 mm	124	0
1954	41.1 °C23 June 1954	0.5 °C31 December 1954	21.1 °C	1,777 mm	113	0
1953	40.5 °C31 May 1953	-0.8 °C24 January 1953	20.3 °C	2,118 mm	74	2
1952	34.6 °C12 June 1952	1.4 °C12 January 1952	20.2 °C	1,331 mm	70	0
1951	40.4 °C15 June 1951	1.5 °C23 January 1951	20.8 °C	1,370 mm	95	0
1950	40.5 °C23 May 1950	-0.6 °C11 February 1950	20.6 °C	1,996 mm	84	1
1949	40.5 °C22 June 1949	2.0 °C14 February 1949	20.9 °C	1,772 mm	78	0
1948	42.6 °C18 June 1948	1.7 °C31 December 1948	21.5 °C	1,583 mm	110	0
1947	42.8 °C1 June 1947	2.6 °C14 January 1947	22.0 °C	1,455 mm	123	0
1946	40.2 °C4 June 1946	1.5 °C1 January 1946	21.9 °C	865 mm	128	0
1945	42.2 °C5 June 1945	0.9 °C11 January 1945	21.0 °C	1,486 mm	110	0
1944	43.3 °C27 May 1944	2.5 °C15 December 1944	21.4 °C	1,517 mm	104	0
1943	41.4 °C17 May 1943	1.9 °C1 February 1943	21.2 °C	1,221 mm	97	0
1942	42.9 °C4 June 1942	2.3 °C3 January 1942	21.6 °C	1,578 mm	96	0
1941	42.6 °C30 May 1941	0.7 °C23 January 1941	21.7 °C	1,063 mm	102	0
1940	42.0 °C12 June 1940	0.3 °C11 February 1940	21.3 °C	918 mm	122	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

141 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1303 mm

-49 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.3 °C	+1.2 °C	14 mm	-34 mm
Feb	22.8 °C	+1.7 °C	67 mm	+16 mm
Mar	27.4 °C	+1.2 °C	18 mm	-26 mm
Apr	33.0 °C	+0.9 °C	27 mm	+4 mm
May	32.7 °C	-2.5 °C	70 mm	+35 mm
Jun	32.1 °C	-2.3 °C	215 mm	+95 mm
Jul	30.5 °C	+0.5 °C	318 mm	-110 mm
Aug	29.6 °C	+0.5 °C	377 mm	-16 mm
Sep	30.1 °C	+1.2 °C	170 mm	+15 mm
Oct	28.4 °C	+1.0 °C	29 mm	-2 mm
Nov	24.3 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Dec	19.4 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-20 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.2 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest day

5.7 °C

14 Jan 2025

Wettest day

92.0 mm

30 Jun 2025

Windiest day

19.2 km/h

13 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

44.6 km/h

13 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

9 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.2 °C

14 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

9 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Rishikesh?

Rishikesh has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,352 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rishikesh?

The hottest day measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 43.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Rishikesh?

The coldest day measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1953, at -0.8 °C.

Does it snow in Rishikesh?

Almost never: Rishikesh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Rishikesh warmed?

Yes: Rishikesh warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Rishikesh?

The wettest day measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1966, with 353 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Rishikesh?

The windiest day measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1943, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Rishikesh?

The warmest month in Rishikesh is June (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Rishikesh?

Rishikesh receives on average 1,352 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Rishikesh?

Rishikesh 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 Rishikesh?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rishikesh between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1953, with 1.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Rishikesh?

Yes: Rishikesh has on average 144 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rishikesh?

In Rishikesh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.4 °C on 4 June 2017, and the lowest was -4.3 °C on 11 February 1950.

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