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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Dehra Dūn India

In Dehra Dūn, the summers are short, sweltering, and clear and the winters are short, cool, dry, and mostly clear. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 47°F to 102°F and is rarely below 42°F or above 109°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best times of year to visit Dehra Dūn for hot-weather activities are from late April to mid June and for the entire month of September.

Climate in Dehra Dūn

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Dehra Dūn weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.5 months, from April 22 to July 4, with an average daily high temperature above 95°F. The hottest month of the year in Dehra Dūn is June, with an average high of 100°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.9 months, from November 27 to February 22, with an average daily high temperature below 75°F. The coldest month of the year in Dehra Dūn is January, with an average low of 47°F and high of 69°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Dehra Dūn

Average High and Low Temperature in Dehra DūnhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 1668°FJan 1668°FMay 29102°FMay 29102°F47°F47°F76°F76°FApr 2295°FApr 2295°FJul 495°FJul 495°FNov 2775°FNov 2775°FFeb 2275°FFeb 2275°F67°F67°F78°F78°F53°F53°F51°F51°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 69°F73°F83°F93°F101°F100°F92°F87°F86°F82°F77°F71°F
Temp. 55°F60°F69°F79°F87°F89°F84°F81°F78°F71°F64°F58°F
Low 47°F50°F56°F65°F73°F77°F77°F75°F70°F62°F55°F50°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 Dehra Dūn

Average Hourly Temperature in Dehra DūnJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoldcoldcoolcoolcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmhotsweltering
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 Dehra Dūn, 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 Dehra Dūn begins around September 1 and lasts for 5.3 months, ending around February 10.

The clearest month of the year in Dehra Dūn 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 February 10 and lasts for 6.7 months, ending around September 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Dehra Dūn is August, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 46% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Dehra Dūn

Cloud Cover Categories in Dehra DūnclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 1295%Oct 1295%Jul 3146%Jul 3146%Sep 171%Sep 171%Feb 1071%Feb 1071%NowNowclearovercastmostly clearpartly 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 26%29%30%22%10%11%39%46%16%6%12%22%
Clearer 74%71%70%78%90%89%61%54%84%94%88%78%

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

The wetter season lasts 3.0 months, from June 18 to September 16, with a greater than 35% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Dehra Dūn is August, with an average of 19.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.0 months, from September 16 to June 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Dehra Dūn is November, with an average of 0.6 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 Dehra Dūn is August, with an average of 19.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 68% on July 30.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Dehra Dūn

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Dehra DūnwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 3068%Jul 3068%Nov 82%Nov 82%Jun 1835%Jun 1835%Sep 1635%Sep 1635%NowNowrain
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 2.8d3.5d3.5d2.9d4.1d10.0d19.4d19.8d10.8d2.4d0.6d1.5d

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. Dehra Dūn experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from December 24 to October 24, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Dehra Dūn is July, with an average rainfall of 11.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from October 24 to December 24. The month with the least rain in Dehra Dūn is November, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Dehra Dūn

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 0.9″1.3″1.0″1.0″1.4″5.0″11.2″11.1″5.5″0.9″0.2″0.4″

The length of the day in Dehra Dūn varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 11 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 6 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Dehra Dūn

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Dehra DūnJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 6 minJun 2114 hr, 6 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 11 minDec 2110 hr, 11 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 10.4h11.1h12.0h12.9h13.7h14.1h13.9h13.2h12.3h11.4h10.6h10.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:15 AM on June 11, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 0 minutes later at 7:15 AM on January 10. The earliest sunset is at 5:16 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 7 minutes later at 7:23 PM on June 30.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Dehra Dūn

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Dehra DūnJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 115:15 AMJun 115:15 AM7:23 PMJun 307:23 PMJun 30Dec 35:16 PMDec 35:16 PM7:15 AMJan 107:15 AMJan 10daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Dehra Dūn

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Dehra DūnJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM000010101010202020203030303040404050505060607080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708036NowNow
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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 Dehra Dūn

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.

Dehra Dūn experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from June 15 to October 1, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 24% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Dehra Dūn is August, with 28.9 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 22, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Dehra Dūn

Humidity Comfort Levels in Dehra DūnmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 220%Feb 220%96%Aug 896%Aug 8Jun 1524%Jun 1524%Oct 124%Oct 124%NowNowoppressiveoppressivedrydrymuggymuggymiserablemiserablecomfortablecomfortable
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 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.4d8.3d25.5d28.9d17.5d2.1d0.0d0.0d

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 Dehra Dūn experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from February 28 to June 27, with average wind speeds of more than 6.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Dehra Dūn is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from June 27 to February 28. The calmest month of the year in Dehra Dūn is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Dehra Dūn

Average Wind Speed in Dehra DūnwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphMay 227.5 mphMay 227.5 mphSep 74.4 mphSep 74.4 mphFeb 286.0 mphFeb 286.0 mphJun 276.0 mphJun 276.0 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) 4.95.66.47.17.56.65.34.64.54.84.64.5

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

The wind is most often from the north for 1.7 months, from January 8 to February 28, with a peak percentage of 32% on January 18. The wind is most often from the west for 4.5 months, from February 28 to July 14 and for 2.4 months, from August 12 to October 24, with a peak percentage of 50% on May 28. The wind is most often from the east for 2.5 months, from October 24 to January 8, with a peak percentage of 33% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Dehra Dūn

Wind Direction in Dehra DūnNWSWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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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 Dehra Dūn 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 Dehra Dūn for general outdoor tourist activities is from late September to early November, with a peak score in the second week of October.

Tourism Score in Dehra Dūn

Tourism Score in Dehra Dūnbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.78.73.43.47.57.53.93.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 times of year to visit Dehra Dūn for hot-weather activities are from late April to mid June and for the entire month of September, with a peak score in the third week of May.

Beach/Pool Score in Dehra Dūn

Beach/Pool Score in Dehra Dūnbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810108.08.00.50.57.47.45.35.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Dehra Dūn 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 Dehra Dūn

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Dehra DūnJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcoldcoolwarmhotswelteringcomfortablevery cold
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 Dehra Dūn

Growing Degree Days in Dehra DūnJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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°FJan 1690°FJan 1690°FMar 24900°FMar 24900°FDec 317,949°FDec 317,949°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 significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.5 months, from April 12 to June 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 7.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Dehra Dūn is May, with an average of 7.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from November 13 to February 9, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Dehra Dūn is December, with an average of 3.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Dehra Dūn

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Dehra DūnbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhMay 237.9 kWhMay 237.9 kWhDec 253.6 kWhDec 253.6 kWhApr 127.0 kWhApr 127.0 kWhFeb 94.4 kWhFeb 94.4 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) 3.84.75.97.17.87.56.25.75.95.44.43.7

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Dehra Dūn are 30.324 deg latitude, 78.034 deg longitude, and 2,175 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Dehra Dūn contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 344 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 2,177 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (5,659 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (13,593 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Dehra Dūn is covered by artificial surfaces (94%), within 10 miles by cropland (33%) and trees (31%), and within 50 miles by cropland (54%) and trees (27%).

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

Dehra Dūn is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Dehra Dūn, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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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