Chandigarh weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Chandigarh is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with October and December close behind. Chandigarh averages about 3,064 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 6 mm of rain in November.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,064
- Sunniest month
- November
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 1,054 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 979k
- Elevation
- 314 m
When is the best time to visit Chandigarh?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Chandigarh is November, then October and December. The dullest month is June (7/100, 136 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Chandigarh?
Chandigarh is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,064 hours of sunshine a year. 89 Sunshine Score points separate November (96) from June (7), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 68% of the year's 1,054 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 91 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 35 mm | 3 |
| February | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 10° / 50°F | 39 mm | 5 |
| March | 91 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 36 mm | 7 |
| April | 46 | 37° / 99°F | 21° / 70°F | 27 mm | 9 |
| May | 9 | 41° / 106°F | 26° / 79°F | 39 mm | 10 |
| June | 7 | 41° / 106°F | 28° / 82°F | 136 mm | 9 |
| July | 42 | 36° / 97°F | 27° / 81°F | 279 mm | 8 |
| August | 63 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 277 mm | 8 |
| September | 70 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 157 mm | 8 |
| October | 95 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 12 mm | 7 |
| November | 96 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 6 mm | 4 |
| December | 95 | 22° / 72°F | 9° / 48°F | 11 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Dehradun (Jauligrant) India · 144 km · best in Nov · 2,883 h sun/yr
- Amritsar India · 222 km · best in Oct · 2,795 h sun/yr
- Ghaziabad India · 225 km · best in Nov · 2,630 h sun/yr
- New Delhi India · 237 km · best in Nov · 2,630 h sun/yr
- Lahore Pakistan · 246 km · best in Nov · 2,795 h sun/yr
- Jammu India · 290 km · best in Nov · 3,067 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Halwara India · 111 km · 2,864 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Adampur India · 129 km · 2,712 h sun/yr · best in Nov
- Kullu India · 138 km · 2,616 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Kangra India · 173 km · 2,556 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Hisar India · 194 km · 2,746 h sun/yr · best in Nov
Head-to-head
How Chandigarh compares month by month: Chandigarh vs Jaipur · Chandigarh vs Ghaziabad · Chandigarh vs Amritsar · Chandigarh vs Dehradun (Jauligrant) · all comparisons
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