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When to go to Dharamsala

Twelve months of averages for Dharamsala, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Dharamsala has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in March, April and September to November.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in April, October and November.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): May and June.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July and August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): August.
The warmest month is June (35°C) and the coolest January (15°C). The wettest is July (274 mm) and the driest November (12 mm); about 1,058 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Dharamsala: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebCool
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, dry
MayHot
JunHot
JulWet
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, dry
NovMild–warm, dry
DecCool

Month by month

Every month in Dharamsala

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Dharamsala by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	15°C	5°C	41 mm	45%	78%	2.7	23°C	Cool
February	17°C	7°C	55 mm	48%	80%	3.3	24°C	Cool
March	23°C	11°C	59 mm	45%	77%	4.5	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	29°C	16°C	35 mm	38%	77%	5.6	31°C	Mild to warm and dry
May	34°C	21°C	34 mm	31%	75%	6.4	35°C	Hot
June	35°C	23°C	108 mm	41%	75%	6.2	37°C	Hot
July	31°C	23°C	274 mm	67%	82%	5.3	39°C	Wet
August	29°C	22°C	272 mm	77%	82%	4.9	39°C	Wet
September	28°C	20°C	137 mm	69%	68%	5.2	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	25°C	15°C	13 mm	50%	61%	4.8	34°C	Mild to warm and dry
November	21°C	11°C	12 mm	41%	69%	3.6	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	17°C	7°C	18 mm	40%	74%	2.9	25°C	Cool

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

15°C

5°C

41 mm

45%

78%

2.7

23°C

Cool

February

17°C

7°C

55 mm

48%

80%

3.3

24°C

Cool

March

23°C

11°C

59 mm

45%

77%

4.5

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

29°C

16°C

35 mm

38%

77%

5.6

31°C

Mild to warm and dry

May

34°C

21°C

34 mm

31%

75%

6.4

35°C

Hot

June

35°C

23°C

108 mm

41%

75%

6.2

37°C

Hot

July

31°C

23°C

274 mm

67%

82%

5.3

39°C

Wet

August

29°C

22°C

272 mm

77%

82%

4.9

39°C

Wet

September

28°C

20°C

137 mm

69%

68%

5.2

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

25°C

15°C

13 mm

50%

61%

4.8

34°C

Mild to warm and dry

November

21°C

11°C

12 mm

41%

69%

3.6

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

17°C

7°C

18 mm

40%

74%

2.9

25°C

Cool