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When to go to Shillong

Twelve months of averages for Shillong, 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, Shillong has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February, March, November and December.

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

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): April to October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to September.
The warmest month is August (25°C) and the coolest January (17°C). The wettest is July (586 mm) and the driest January (9 mm); about 3,043 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.

Shillong: 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
FebMild–warm, dry
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprWet
MayWet
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Shillong

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

Climate in Shillong 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	17°C	5°C	9 mm	74%	34%	3.8	23°C	Cool
February	19°C	7°C	29 mm	68%	36%	4.5	24°C	Mild to warm and dry
March	22°C	11°C	82 mm	65%	46%	5.1	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	24°C	15°C	318 mm	78%	65%	5.1	31°C	Wet
May	25°C	17°C	419 mm	85%	80%	4.8	35°C	Wet
June	25°C	19°C	574 mm	90%	90%	3.9	37°C	Wet
July	25°C	20°C	586 mm	92%	94%	3.8	39°C	Wet
August	25°C	20°C	446 mm	91%	91%	4.1	39°C	Wet
September	25°C	19°C	355 mm	91%	85%	3.9	37°C	Wet
October	23°C	15°C	192 mm	86%	57%	4.2	34°C	Wet
November	21°C	10°C	18 mm	82%	32%	4.2	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	18°C	7°C	15 mm	80%	31%	3.8	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

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

17°C

5°C

9 mm

74%

34%

3.8

23°C

Cool

February

19°C

7°C

29 mm

68%

36%

4.5

24°C

Mild to warm and dry

March

22°C

11°C

82 mm

65%

46%

5.1

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

24°C

15°C

318 mm

78%

65%

5.1

31°C

Wet

May

25°C

17°C

419 mm

85%

80%

4.8

35°C

Wet

June

25°C

19°C

574 mm

90%

3.9

37°C

Wet

July

25°C

20°C

586 mm

92%

94%

3.8

39°C

Wet

August

25°C

20°C

446 mm

91%

4.1

39°C

Wet

September

25°C

19°C

355 mm

91%

85%

3.9

37°C

Wet

October

23°C

15°C

192 mm

86%

57%

4.2

34°C

Wet

November

21°C

10°C

18 mm

82%

32%

4.2

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

18°C

7°C

15 mm

80%

31%

3.8

25°C

Mild to warm and dry