Patiāla climate

Patiāla is warmest in May, with average highs of 39 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 6.8 °C. July is the wettest month (228 mm) and November the driest (7.8 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Patiāla averages 883 mm of rain and 262 days above 25 °C.

India · population 446,246 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 12°
  2. Feb 15°
  3. Mar 21°
  4. Apr 27°
  5. May 32°
  6. Jun 32°
  7. Jul 29°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 27°
  10. Oct 24°
  11. Nov 19°
  12. Dec 14°

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

  • Warmest month May 39 °C
  • Coldest month January 6.8 °C
  • Driest month November 8 mm
  • Wettest month July 228 mm
  • Least cloud October 9 % cloud
  • Hottest on record June 46 °C
  • Coldest on record January 1.5 °C

What to expectPatiāla through the year

Patiāla has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in January to 39 °C in May, a swing of 20 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 262 days a year reach 25 °C, 198 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 228 mm against 8 mm in November — 29 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 18.1 °C 45 mm 37 %
February 21.5 °C 53 mm 36 %
March 27.5 °C 47 mm 33 %
April 34.8 °C 26 mm 31 %
May 39.0 °C 31 mm 24 %
June 38.0 °C 86 mm 29 %
July 33.4 °C 228 mm 61 %
August 31.9 °C 213 mm 61 %
September 31.7 °C 107 mm 28 %
October 31.0 °C 22 mm 9 %
November 26.3 °C 8 mm 15 %
December 20.8 °C 16 mm 24 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January18.1 °C6.8 °C12.0 °C26.2 °C1.5 °C000
February21.5 °C9.3 °C15.2 °C31.2 °C2.5 °C400
March27.5 °C13.8 °C20.5 °C37.5 °C5.2 °C2380
April34.8 °C19.2 °C27.2 °C43.6 °C9.8 °C30260
May39.0 °C23.8 °C31.6 °C46.3 °C16.5 °C31310
June38.0 °C26.3 °C32.2 °C46.4 °C19.3 °C30300
July33.4 °C25.9 °C29.4 °C41.9 °C22.4 °C31280
August31.9 °C25.2 °C28.3 °C38.3 °C22.3 °C31270
September31.7 °C23.1 °C27.2 °C35.8 °C16.5 °C30260
October31.0 °C17.8 °C24.2 °C35.9 °C11.8 °C31220
November26.3 °C12.8 °C19.1 °C33.7 °C5.6 °C2110
December20.8 °C8.2 °C14.0 °C26.8 °C1.7 °C100

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January45 mm410 h/day37 %77 %13 km/h
February53 mm511 h/day36 %72 %14 km/h
March47 mm512 h/day33 %60 %15 km/h
April26 mm513 h/day31 %40 %16 km/h
May31 mm714 h/day24 %36 %17 km/h
June86 mm1114 h/day29 %53 %16 km/h
July228 mm2214 h/day61 %78 %14 km/h
August213 mm2213 h/day61 %83 %12 km/h
September107 mm1112 h/day28 %79 %12 km/h
October22 mm211 h/day9 %61 %12 km/h
November8 mm111 h/day15 %62 %12 km/h
December16 mm210 h/day24 %71 %12 km/h

How Patiāla 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
Patiāla 39 °C 6.8 °C 883 mm 262
Ambāla · India 39 °C 7.2 °C 984 mm 265
Chandigarh · India 38 °C 6.2 °C 764 mm 257
Ludhiana · India 39 °C 6.2 °C 830 mm 258

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

QuestionsCommon questions about Patiāla’s climate

When is the best time to visit Patiāla?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, October, 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 Patiāla get?

In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 39 °C. About 198 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 6.8 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Patiāla?

July, averaging 228 mm over 22 days with rain. The driest month is November with 8 mm. The year as a whole averages 883 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 Patiāla 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.