Weather in Delhi in June

The month to avoid. Of the twelve, June is the one to avoid. Daytime highs average 41.9 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

June ranks 11 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 11 days, 2 of them heavy. Enough to need a plan B, not enough to need a plan around it. 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: 29 days of the month clear 35 °C — that is not a heatwave, it is the month. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest June day reached 48.7 °C and the coldest night fell to 23.9 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 49 mm — roughly 61% of the month's rain in one day.

June is moderately variable: 10 mm in the driest year against 179 mm in the wettest, around an average of 80 mm. Roughly two Junes in three land near that average, and the third does something else entirely.

Wind is light at 9.1 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and the air is dry at 36% humidity, which makes the heat far more bearable than the same figure somewhere humid — and dehydrates you faster than you expect.

How June sits in the year

Temperatures hold steady either side: 42.6 °C in May, 41.9 here, 36.7 in July. Nothing about the timing within the month matters much. Rain is the thing that moves: July brings 10 days more of it, so the earlier half of a flexible trip is the safer half.

Daylight in June

June is at or near the longest days of Delhi's year: 14 hours of daylight, holding steady all 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.

June 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, 1 day less rain. Rishīkesh is the weaker option in June — 2.2 °C cooler, 4 days more rain.

So: June is a compromise. December is 68 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.

Every month in Delhi

See all twelve months in Delhi, or where else to go in June.