Best time to visit Lucknow

December is the best time to visit Lucknow for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 95/100
The least cloud November 12 % average cloud cover
The least rain November 2 mm
Warmth May 39 °C
Cooler weather January 21 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 95 23 °C 1
2 February 94 25 °C 3
3 January 92 21 °C 3
4 November 89 28 °C 1
5 March 78 31 °C 2
6 October 75 31 °C 3
7 April 53 37 °C 2
8 September 49 31 °C 16
9 May 46 39 °C 4
10 August 41 31 °C 24
11 June 38 37 °C 12
12 July 38 32 °C 24

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 32 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 21.2 °C 22 mm 24 %
February 25.0 °C 22 mm 22 %
March 31.2 °C 15 mm 22 %
April 37.3 °C 9 mm 21 %
May 39.3 °C 17 mm 16 %
June 37.2 °C 129 mm 45 %
July 32.4 °C 296 mm 85 %
August 31.5 °C 261 mm 84 %
September 31.3 °C 160 mm 53 %
October 31.1 °C 33 mm 15 %
November 27.6 °C 2 mm 12 %
December 23.0 °C 9 mm 17 %

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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