Hyderabad climate

Hyderabad is warmest in May, with average highs of 41 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 11 °C. August is the wettest month (65 mm) and November the driest (0.8 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Hyderabad averages 177 mm of rain and 326 days above 25 °C.

Pakistan · population 1,921,275 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 17°
  2. Feb 20°
  3. Mar 26°
  4. Apr 30°
  5. May 33°
  6. Jun 33°
  7. Jul 31°
  8. Aug 30°
  9. Sep 30°
  10. Oct 29°
  11. Nov 24°
  12. Dec 19°

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

What to expectHyderabad through the year

Hyderabad has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 24 °C in January to 41 °C in May, a swing of 16 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 326 days a year reach 25 °C, 264 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 47 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 65 mm against 1 mm in November — 83 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 24.1 °C 3 mm 17 %
February 27.5 °C 2 mm 16 %
March 33.1 °C 2 mm 21 %
April 38.5 °C 2 mm 20 %
May 40.9 °C 9 mm 10 %
June 39.7 °C 7 mm 21 %
July 36.8 °C 55 mm 56 %
August 35.0 °C 65 mm 54 %
September 35.6 °C 24 mm 23 %
October 35.9 °C 5 mm 7 %
November 30.9 °C 1 mm 10 %
December 25.8 °C 2 mm 15 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January24.1 °C11.1 °C17.3 °C31.7 °C5.2 °C1100
February27.5 °C13.5 °C20.3 °C36.3 °C3.5 °C2260
March33.1 °C18.4 °C25.7 °C42.3 °C8.3 °C31250
April38.5 °C23.0 °C30.5 °C45.2 °C13.8 °C30300
May40.9 °C26.0 °C32.7 °C47.2 °C20.7 °C31310
June39.7 °C27.6 °C32.9 °C47.0 °C24.2 °C30300
July36.8 °C27.4 °C31.4 °C44.0 °C24.4 °C31310
August35.0 °C26.2 °C29.9 °C42.4 °C23.7 °C31300
September35.6 °C25.1 °C29.7 °C41.1 °C19.4 °C30300
October35.9 °C22.6 °C28.9 °C41.4 °C15.2 °C31300
November30.9 °C17.3 °C23.8 °C37.4 °C10.3 °C30190
December25.8 °C12.5 °C18.7 °C33.8 °C5.5 °C1910

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January3 mm111 h/day17 %54 %14 km/h
February2 mm111 h/day16 %48 %15 km/h
March2 mm012 h/day21 %41 %16 km/h
April2 mm113 h/day20 %40 %20 km/h
May9 mm113 h/day10 %50 %25 km/h
June7 mm114 h/day21 %58 %27 km/h
July55 mm414 h/day56 %65 %27 km/h
August65 mm513 h/day54 %69 %24 km/h
September24 mm212 h/day23 %64 %21 km/h
October5 mm112 h/day7 %48 %15 km/h
November1 mm011 h/day10 %48 %13 km/h
December2 mm011 h/day15 %53 %13 km/h

How Hyderabad 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
Hyderabad 41 °C 11 °C 177 mm 326
Sinjhoro · Pakistan 42 °C 10 °C 169 mm 322
Tando Bago · Pakistan 40 °C 11 °C 230 mm 339
Nawabshah · Pakistan 43 °C 9.6 °C 165 mm 316
Karachi · Pakistan 34 °C 14 °C 134 mm 330
Dadu · Pakistan 44 °C 9.7 °C 204 mm 308

Where Hyderabad ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Hyderabad’s climate

When is the best time to visit Hyderabad?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December 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 Hyderabad get?

In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 41 °C. About 264 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 11 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Hyderabad?

August, averaging 65 mm over 5 days with rain. The driest month is November with 1 mm. The year as a whole averages 177 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 Hyderabad 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.