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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dhār India

In Dhār, the wet season is oppressive and mostly cloudy, the dry season is mostly clear, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 53°F to 102°F and is rarely below 47°F or above 106°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Dhār for hot-weather activities is from mid March to early May.

Climate in Dhār

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Dhār weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.1 months, from April 4 to June 8, with an average daily high temperature above 97°F. The hottest month of the year in Dhār is May, with an average high of 101°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from November 30 to February 11, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Dhār is January, with an average low of 53°F and high of 79°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Dhār

Average High and Low Temperature in DhārhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 878°FJan 878°FMay 10102°FMay 10102°F53°F53°F77°F77°FApr 497°FApr 497°FNov 3083°FNov 3083°FFeb 1183°FFeb 1183°F70°F70°F78°F78°F58°F58°F56°F56°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 79°F84°F92°F99°F101°F94°F85°F82°F86°F89°F85°F80°F
Temp. 65°F70°F79°F86°F90°F85°F78°F76°F78°F78°F73°F67°F
Low 53°F57°F65°F73°F77°F77°F74°F72°F71°F67°F60°F55°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Dhār

Average Hourly Temperature in DhārJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoolcoolcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhothotswelteringcomfortablecomfortablecomfortablecold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Dhār, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Dhār begins around September 19 and lasts for 8.8 months, ending around June 13.

The clearest month of the year in Dhār is February, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 88% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around June 13 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around September 19.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dhār is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 80% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Dhār

Cloud Cover Categories in DhārclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Feb 1789%Feb 1789%Aug 714%Aug 714%Sep 1951%Sep 1951%Jun 1352%Jun 1352%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 16%12%15%17%21%51%79%80%52%25%19%19%
Clearer 84%88%85%83%79%49%21%20%48%75%81%81%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Dhār varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 3.2 months, from June 11 to September 19, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dhār is July, with an average of 14.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 8.8 months, from September 19 to June 11. The month with the fewest wet days in Dhār is April, with an average of 0.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Dhār is July, with an average of 14.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 52% on July 30.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Dhār

Daily Chance of Precipitation in DhārwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 3052%Jul 3052%Apr 11%Apr 11%Jun 1127%Jun 1127%Sep 1927%Sep 1927%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.8d0.6d0.6d0.5d2.1d9.2d14.8d13.5d8.7d3.1d0.9d0.6d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Dhār experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from May 10 to November 2, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Dhār is July, with an average rainfall of 8.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.3 months, from November 2 to May 10. The month with the least rain in Dhār is March, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Dhār

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.2″0.1″0.1″0.1″0.8″4.5″8.6″8.0″4.6″1.2″0.3″0.1″

The length of the day in Dhār varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 45 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Dhār

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in DhārJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2013 hr, 31 minJun 2113 hr, 31 minJun 2112 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2210 hr, 45 minDec 2110 hr, 45 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.9h11.4h12.0h12.7h13.2h13.5h13.4h12.9h12.3h11.6h11.1h10.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:43 AM on June 7, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 28 minutes later at 7:11 AM on January 16. The earliest sunset is at 5:43 PM on November 27, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 34 minutes later at 7:17 PM on July 4.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Dhār during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Dhār

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in DhārJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 75:43 AMJun 75:43 AM7:17 PMJul 47:17 PMJul 4Nov 275:43 PMNov 275:43 PM7:11 AMJan 167:11 AMJan 16daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Dhār

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in DhārJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505060607070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050506060607070804490NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Dhār

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Dhār experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from May 18 to October 14, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Dhār is August, with 30.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Dhār is March, with 0.1 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Dhār

Humidity Comfort Levels in DhārmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Mar 60%Mar 60%100%Aug 8100%Aug 8May 1825%May 1825%Oct 1425%Oct 1425%NowNowoppressiveoppressivedrydrymuggymuggymiserablemiserablehumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.2d0.1d0.1d0.5d7.7d23.3d30.5d30.9d25.7d7.9d1.4d0.4d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Dhār experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from April 14 to August 26, with average wind speeds of more than 9.3 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Dhār is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.4 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.6 months, from August 26 to April 14. The calmest month of the year in Dhār is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.8 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Dhār

Average Wind Speed in DhārwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mphMay 2712.8 mphMay 2712.8 mphOct 125.7 mphOct 125.7 mphApr 149.3 mphApr 149.3 mphAug 269.3 mphAug 269.3 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 7.17.47.99.412.112.411.710.27.35.86.06.5

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Dhār varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 7.7 months, from February 12 to October 3, with a peak percentage of 93% on August 6. The wind is most often from the east for 4.3 months, from October 3 to February 12, with a peak percentage of 55% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Dhār

Wind Direction in DhārEWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Dhār throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Dhār for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid October to mid March, with a peak score in the third week of February.

Tourism Score in Dhār

Tourism Score in Dhārbest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.28.23.93.98.18.17.67.6NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Dhār for hot-weather activities is from mid March to early May, with a peak score in the last week of March.

Beach/Pool Score in Dhār

Beach/Pool Score in Dhārbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.18.13.53.57.27.24.64.6NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Dhār are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Dhār

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in DhārJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Dhār

Growing Degree Days in DhārJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°F8,000°F8,000°F9,000°F9,000°FJan 790°FJan 790°FMar 281,800°FMar 281,800°FDec 319,389°FDec 319,389°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from March 24 to June 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dhār is May, with an average of 7.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from November 6 to January 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dhār is December, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Dhār

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in DhārbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 157.6 kWhMay 157.6 kWhDec 194.6 kWhDec 194.6 kWhMar 247.0 kWhMar 247.0 kWhNov 65.2 kWhNov 65.2 kWhJan 255.2 kWhJan 255.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.05.96.87.37.56.35.14.95.75.75.04.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dhār are 22.594 deg latitude, 75.298 deg longitude, and 1,834 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dhār contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 279 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,825 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (830 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,477 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dhār is covered by cropland (72%), within 10 miles by cropland (81%), and within 50 miles by cropland (77%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Dhār, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Dhār.

At a distance of 54 kilometers from Dhār, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Dhār according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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