Shimla climate — normals and trends
Shimla (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,689 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shimla averages 24 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.
Shimla has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 37 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest -9.1 °C (on 11 January 1945).
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
ShimlaHimachal Pradesh
- coords
- 31.10°, 77.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.0°C
Average daily high
20.3°C
Average daily low
10.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,689mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
9.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
24 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
163 d/yr
Annual snowfall
43.5 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
9.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
34.1 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
-9.1 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
226 mm
27 July 1953
Windiest day
23.5 km/h
18 March 1943
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
15 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
31 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-13.2 °C
1 January 1955
Snowiest day
33.0 cm
15 January 1953
Sunniest day
13.9 h
29 June 1987
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 26 mm | -63 mm |
| Feb | 15.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 120 mm | +22 mm |
| Mar | 19.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 93 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 49 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 165 mm | +90 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 206 mm | +74 mm |
| Jul | 25.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 483 mm | +48 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 437 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 24.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 256 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 65 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 16.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shimla?
Shimla has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.0 °C and it receives 1,689 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shimla?
The hottest day measured in Shimla between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shimla?
The coldest day measured in Shimla between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -9.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shimla?
Yes. Shimla gets on average 43.5 cm of snow per year and has around 24 frost days.
Has the climate of Shimla warmed?
Yes: Shimla warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shimla?
The wettest day measured in Shimla between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1953, with 226 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shimla?
The windiest day measured in Shimla between 1940 and 2025 was 18 March 1943, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shimla?
The warmest month in Shimla is June (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shimla?
Shimla receives on average 1,689 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shimla?
Shimla 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 Shimla?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shimla between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1953, with 33.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shimla?
Yes: Shimla has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shimla?
In Shimla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 31 July 2024, and the lowest was -13.2 °C on 1 January 1955.
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