Mathura climate

Mathura is warmest in May, with average highs of 40 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.8 °C. July is the wettest month (220 mm) and November the driest (5.9 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Mathura averages 712 mm of rain and 286 days above 25 °C.

India · population 330,511 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 14°
  2. Feb 17°
  3. Mar 23°
  4. Apr 29°
  5. May 33°
  6. Jun 34°
  7. Jul 30°
  8. Aug 29°
  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

  • Warmest month May 40 °C
  • Coldest month January 7.8 °C
  • Driest month November 6 mm
  • Wettest month July 220 mm
  • Least cloud October 11 % cloud
  • Hottest on record May 47 °C
  • Coldest on record December 1.6 °C

What to expectMathura through the year

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

Counted across a normal year, 286 days a year reach 25 °C, 218 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 220 mm against 6 mm in November — 37 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 20.4 °C 15 mm 25 %
February 24.2 °C 19 mm 24 %
March 30.4 °C 14 mm 25 %
April 37.0 °C 9 mm 24 %
May 40.1 °C 15 mm 18 %
June 38.8 °C 78 mm 36 %
July 33.8 °C 220 mm 77 %
August 31.9 °C 212 mm 77 %
September 32.3 °C 102 mm 39 %
October 32.1 °C 15 mm 11 %
November 27.5 °C 6 mm 13 %
December 22.5 °C 6 mm 18 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January20.4 °C7.8 °C13.9 °C30.5 °C2.7 °C100
February24.2 °C10.7 °C17.3 °C33.0 °C3.7 °C1110
March30.4 °C15.6 °C23.1 °C39.6 °C8.1 °C29170
April37.0 °C21.3 °C29.3 °C44.3 °C13.7 °C30290
May40.1 °C25.9 °C33.2 °C47.1 °C18.1 °C31310
June38.8 °C28.3 °C33.6 °C46.7 °C22.8 °C30300
July33.8 °C26.9 °C30.1 °C42.7 °C23.9 °C31280
August31.9 °C25.8 °C28.5 °C38.8 °C23.2 °C31260
September32.3 °C24.2 °C28.0 °C37.5 °C17.7 °C30260
October32.1 °C19.4 °C25.6 °C38.0 °C13.5 °C31260
November27.5 °C14.2 °C20.7 °C35.7 °C7.0 °C2640
December22.5 °C9.4 °C15.7 °C28.4 °C1.6 °C500

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January15 mm211 h/day25 %71 %11 km/h
February19 mm311 h/day24 %64 %13 km/h
March14 mm212 h/day25 %50 %14 km/h
April9 mm213 h/day24 %34 %15 km/h
May15 mm414 h/day18 %35 %17 km/h
June78 mm814 h/day36 %50 %16 km/h
July220 mm2014 h/day77 %73 %15 km/h
August212 mm2113 h/day77 %80 %14 km/h
September102 mm1112 h/day39 %75 %13 km/h
October15 mm212 h/day11 %60 %11 km/h
November6 mm111 h/day13 %60 %10 km/h
December6 mm110 h/day18 %66 %10 km/h

How Mathura 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
Mathura 40 °C 7.8 °C 712 mm 286
Bharatpur · India 41 °C 7.7 °C 669 mm 290
Agra · India 40 °C 7.9 °C 716 mm 287
Alīgarh · India 40 °C 7.8 °C 772 mm 281
Bulandshahr · India 39 °C 7.6 °C 751 mm 279
Alwar · India 40 °C 8.2 °C 628 mm 290

Where Mathura ranks

RankingPositionValue
Places with the best weather in Asia in February48thof 5095/100

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Mathura’s climate

When is the best time to visit Mathura?

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 Mathura get?

In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 40 °C. About 218 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 7.8 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Mathura?

July, averaging 220 mm over 20 days with rain. The driest month is November with 6 mm. The year as a whole averages 712 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 Mathura 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.