Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sarka Ghāt India

In Sarka Ghāt, the summers are short, hot, and clear and the winters are short, cold, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 40°F to 92°F and is rarely below 35°F or above 99°F.

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

The hot season lasts for 2.6 months, from April 23 to July 12, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest month of the year in Sarka Ghāt is June, with an average high of 91°F and low of 70°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.6 months, from December 7 to February 26, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest month of the year in Sarka Ghāt is January, with an average low of 41°F and high of 59°F.

In Sarka Ghāt, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Sarka Ghāt begins around August 28 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around November 25.

The clearest month of the year in Sarka Ghāt is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 94% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 25 and lasts for 9.1 months, ending around August 28.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sarka Ghāt is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 36% of the time.

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

The wetter season lasts 2.9 months, from June 18 to September 14, with a greater than 30% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sarka Ghāt is July, with an average of 16.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.1 months, from September 14 to June 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Sarka Ghāt is November, with an average of 0.8 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 Sarka Ghāt is July, with an average of 16.9 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 59% on July 25.

Rainfall

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. Sarka Ghāt experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from December 19 to October 20, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Sarka Ghāt is July, with an average rainfall of 8.5 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from October 20 to December 19. The month with the least rain in Sarka Ghāt is November, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in Sarka Ghāt varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 5 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:17 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 7 minutes later at 7:23 AM on January 9. The earliest sunset is at 5:18 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 13 minutes later at 7:32 PM on June 30.

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

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.

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.

Sarka Ghāt experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from June 15 to September 28, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 23% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Sarka Ghāt is August, with 26.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 3, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Sarka Ghāt experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from February 24 to July 5, with average wind speeds of more than 5.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Sarka Ghāt is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.7 months, from July 5 to February 24. The calmest month of the year in Sarka Ghāt is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the west for 6.5 months, from March 26 to October 10, with a peak percentage of 57% on June 26. The wind is most often from the east for 5.5 months, from October 10 to March 26, with a peak percentage of 41% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sarka Ghāt 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 Sarka Ghāt for general outdoor tourist activities is from early September to late October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

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 Sarka Ghāt for hot-weather activities is from mid May to early July, with a peak score in the second week of June.

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).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Sarka Ghāt over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 16, with a 73% chance.

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.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Sarka Ghāt should appear around February 2, only rarely appearing before January 25 or after February 11.

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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from April 20 to July 4, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Sarka Ghāt is May, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 13 to February 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Sarka Ghāt is December, with an average of 3.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sarka Ghāt are 31.699 deg latitude, 76.735 deg longitude, and 3,143 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sarka Ghāt contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,942 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,383 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,692 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (18,471 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sarka Ghāt is covered by cropland (38%), trees (33%), grassland (15%), and shrubs (14%), within 10 miles by cropland (45%) and trees (29%), and within 50 miles by cropland (36%) and trees (31%).