Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

New Delhi, Delhi, India weather records

Record high and low temperatures for New Delhi, Delhi, India, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 49°C on 1981-06-17; its coldest fell to -1°C on 2011-01-06.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
32°C1990-01-27
14°C2022-01-22
16°C1993-01-02
-1°C2011-01-06
February
36°C1993-02-16
13°C2002-02-11
20°C2006-02-26
1°C2012-02-09
March
43°C1999-03-30
20°C2015-03-01
24°C2017-03-31
6°C2003-03-04
April
47°C1999-04-30
25°C2015-04-04
29°C2010-04-30
10°C1994-04-08
May
49°C1984-05-29
26°C2023-05-01
33°C1988-05-29
15°C1982-05-14
June
49°C1981-06-17
29°C2006-06-03
35°C2024-06-18
22°C2023-06-01
July
48°C1987-07-03
27°C2006-07-27
34°C2002-07-20
23°C1993-07-26
August
46°C1987-08-11
27°C1991-08-28
33°C2002-08-02
23°C2004-08-31
September
41°C1986-09-19
27°C1983-09-24
29°C2022-09-02
15°C1994-09-26
October
39°C1987-10-02
22°C2015-10-28
26°C2016-10-04
11°C1996-10-30
November
38°C2001-11-02
18°C2021-11-20
21°C2001-11-02
6°C1995-11-26
December
31°C1987-12-03
13°C2002-12-31
16°C2008-12-19
0°C2019-12-28

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
36°C1993-02-16
13°C2002-12-31
20°C2006-02-26
-1°C2011-01-06
Spring (Mar–May)
49°C1984-05-29
20°C2015-03-01
33°C1988-05-29
6°C2003-03-04
Summer (Jun–Aug)
49°C1981-06-17
27°C1991-08-28
35°C2024-06-18
22°C2023-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
41°C1986-09-19
18°C2021-11-20
29°C2022-09-02
6°C1995-11-26

All-time records

The most extreme value New Delhi has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 49°C 1981-06-17
Lowest 13°C 2002-12-31

Low

Highest 35°C 2024-06-18
Lowest -1°C 2011-01-06

Feels-like

Highest 69°C 2019-07-24
Lowest -6°C 2011-01-06

Humidity

Highest 26.9 g/m³ 2024-07-31
Lowest 0.8 g/m³ 1985-03-14

Wind

Highest 46 km/h 1992-05-07
Lowest 4 km/h 2001-08-15

Precip

Wettest 134 mm 2003-07-10
Driest 115-day dry spell 1994-09-15

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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