Amritsar weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Amritsar is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with November and December close behind. Amritsar averages about 2,795 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in October.

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Sun hours / year

2,795

Sunniest month

October

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

678 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

1.2M

Elevation

230 m

When is the best time to visit Amritsar?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Amritsar is October, then November and December. The dullest month is May (0/100, 19 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Amritsar?

Amritsar gets a lot of sun: around 2,795 hours a year. 94 Sunshine Score points separate October (94) from May (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #29 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 65% of the year's 678 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Lahore Pakistan · 43 km · best in Nov · 2,795 h sun/yr
• Sialkot Pakistan · 101 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Jammu India · 109 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
• Chandigarh India · 222 km · best in Nov · 3,064 h sun/yr
• Srinagar India · 253 km · best in Oct · 2,619 h sun/yr
• Islamabad Pakistan · 276 km · best in Nov · 3,035 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Adampur India · 96 km · 2,712 h sun/yr · best in Nov
• Pathankot India · 98 km · 2,868 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Halwara India · 133 km · 2,864 h sun/yr · best in Nov

Head-to-head

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