Weather in Delhi in July

The month to avoid. Of the twelve, July is the one to avoid. You should expect rain on 21 days of the month, which is more days wet than dry.

July ranks 12 of 12 — near the bottom of Delhi's year. December is the month that works, and the swing between the two is 77 points, which is a different holiday rather than a slightly better one.

Rain on 21 of the month's 31 days, 7 of them heavy. At that frequency a wet-weather backup is not a contingency, it is the itinerary — book the indoor things first and treat the clear days as the bonus. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 19 days clear 35 °C, so a serious heatwave is normal rather than notable. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest July day reached 46.7 °C and the coldest night fell to 23.6 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 134 mm — roughly 62% of the month's rain in one day.

July is moderately variable: 13 mm in the driest year against 494 mm in the wettest, around an average of 217 mm. Roughly two Julys in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind is light at 7.7 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 63%.

How July sits in the year

The month is on the way down: 5.2 °C cooler than June, with August dropping another 2.9 °C. The first week and the last are not the same trip. Rain has already shifted: 10 days more than June had.

Daylight in July

July is at or near the longest days of Delhi's year: 13.8 hours of daylight, losing 0.4 hours across the month. Evenings are the real gain — dinner outdoors still happens in full light.

An inland climate

With no coast nearby, the year swings a fair way — 35.8 °C between the warmest afternoons and the coldest nights, wider than any coastal city at this latitude would manage.

How busy it gets

Off season. The genuine off season: cheapest by a distance, with the caveat that some tours and restaurants close entirely.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

July in Delhi versus nearby

If Delhi is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Agra is close enough to be a coin toss — within a degree on temperature, the same number of rain days. Rishīkesh is a better bet in July — 2.5 °C cooler, 6 days more rain.

So: July is a compromise. December is 77 points better and is what Delhi is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

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