Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Nagrota India

In Nagrota, the summers are short, hot, and clear and the winters are short, cool, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 45°F to 97°F and is rarely below 40°F or above 105°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Nagrota for hot-weather activities are from late April to late June and from late August to early October.

The hot season lasts for 2.7 months, from April 24 to July 15, with an average daily high temperature above 90°F. The hottest month of the year in Nagrota is June, with an average high of 96°F and low of 76°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.7 months, from December 2 to February 23, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Nagrota is January, with an average low of 45°F and high of 64°F.

In Nagrota, 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 Nagrota begins around August 22 and lasts for 3.0 months, ending around November 22.

The clearest month of the year in Nagrota is June, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around November 22 and lasts for 9.0 months, ending around August 22.

The cloudiest month of the year in Nagrota is March, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 37% 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 Nagrota varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 2.6 months, from June 21 to September 8, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Nagrota is July, with an average of 15.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.4 months, from September 8 to June 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Nagrota is November, with an average of 1.0 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 Nagrota is July, with an average of 15.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 56% on July 23.

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. Nagrota experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from December 17 to October 21, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Nagrota is July, with an average rainfall of 8.1 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from October 21 to December 17. The month with the least rain in Nagrota is November, with an average rainfall of 0.3 inches.

The length of the day in Nagrota varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 3 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 15 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:18 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 8 minutes later at 7:27 AM on January 9. The earliest sunset is at 5:20 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 15 minutes later at 7:35 PM on June 29.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Nagrota 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.

Nagrota experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from June 20 to September 23, 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 Nagrota is August, with 26.4 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 14, 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 Nagrota experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from February 18 to July 6, with average wind speeds of more than 5.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Nagrota is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from July 6 to February 18. The calmest month of the year in Nagrota is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.2 miles per hour.

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

The wind is most often from the east for 3.3 weeks, from February 18 to March 12, with a peak percentage of 30% on February 24. The wind is most often from the west for 8.0 months, from March 12 to November 11, with a peak percentage of 50% on June 24. The wind is most often from the north for 3.2 months, from November 11 to February 18, with a peak percentage of 38% on January 1.

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

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Nagrota for hot-weather activities are from late April to late June and from late August to early October, with a peak score in the third week of September.

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 Nagrota 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.

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.

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 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Nagrota is May, with an average of 7.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 12 to February 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Nagrota is December, with an average of 3.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nagrota are 32.057 deg latitude, 76.091 deg longitude, and 1,503 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nagrota contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 673 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,532 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,650 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (18,727 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nagrota is covered by cropland (66%) and trees (18%), within 10 miles by cropland (36%) and water (25%), and within 50 miles by cropland (53%) and trees (21%).