Agra climate

Agra is warmest in May, with average highs of 40 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.9 °C. August is the wettest month (224 mm) and November the driest (5.6 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Agra averages 716 mm of rain and 287 days above 25 °C.

India · population 1,430,055 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 14°
  2. Feb 18°
  3. Mar 23°
  4. Apr 30°
  5. May 33°
  6. Jun 34°
  7. Jul 30°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 28°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 21°
  12. Dec 16°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectAgra through the year

Agra has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 21 °C in January to 40 °C in May, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 287 days a year reach 25 °C, 219 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 224 mm against 6 mm in November — 40 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 20.5 °C 16 mm 24 %
February 24.5 °C 17 mm 23 %
March 30.7 °C 12 mm 24 %
April 37.2 °C 9 mm 24 %
May 40.2 °C 12 mm 17 %
June 38.8 °C 75 mm 36 %
July 33.6 °C 217 mm 78 %
August 31.8 °C 224 mm 78 %
September 32.3 °C 100 mm 41 %
October 32.2 °C 21 mm 12 %
November 27.6 °C 6 mm 13 %
December 22.5 °C 7 mm 18 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January20.5 °C7.9 °C14.1 °C30.5 °C2.5 °C200
February24.5 °C10.9 °C17.6 °C32.9 °C3.8 °C1210
March30.7 °C15.9 °C23.4 °C39.6 °C7.9 °C29180
April37.2 °C21.5 °C29.6 °C44.0 °C13.9 °C30300
May40.2 °C26.1 °C33.4 °C47.1 °C18.6 °C31310
June38.8 °C28.4 °C33.6 °C46.7 °C22.4 °C30290
July33.6 °C26.8 °C29.9 °C42.0 °C24.0 °C31280
August31.8 °C25.7 °C28.5 °C38.8 °C23.2 °C31260
September32.3 °C24.3 °C28.0 °C37.3 °C18.2 °C30250
October32.2 °C19.6 °C25.8 °C38.5 °C13.9 °C31260
November27.6 °C14.3 °C20.8 °C35.4 °C7.3 °C2650
December22.5 °C9.5 °C15.8 °C28.9 °C2.2 °C500

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January16 mm211 h/day24 %71 %11 km/h
February17 mm211 h/day23 %63 %13 km/h
March12 mm212 h/day24 %49 %14 km/h
April9 mm213 h/day24 %33 %15 km/h
May12 mm413 h/day17 %35 %17 km/h
June75 mm814 h/day36 %50 %17 km/h
July217 mm2114 h/day78 %74 %15 km/h
August224 mm2113 h/day78 %80 %14 km/h
September100 mm1112 h/day41 %75 %13 km/h
October21 mm212 h/day12 %60 %11 km/h
November6 mm111 h/day13 %60 %10 km/h
December7 mm110 h/day18 %67 %11 km/h

How Agra compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Agra 40 °C 7.9 °C 716 mm 287
Mathura · India 40 °C 7.8 °C 712 mm 286
Bharatpur · India 41 °C 7.7 °C 669 mm 290
Morena · India 41 °C 8.4 °C 716 mm 295
Alīgarh · India 40 °C 7.8 °C 772 mm 281

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Agra.

QuestionsCommon questions about Agra’s climate

When is the best time to visit Agra?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, March, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, May is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Agra get?

In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 40 °C. About 219 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 7.9 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Agra?

August, averaging 224 mm over 21 days with rain. The driest month is November with 6 mm. The year as a whole averages 716 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Agra rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.