Guwahati weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Guwahati is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with December and November close behind. Guwahati averages about 2,129 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,129
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 2,012 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 983k
- Elevation
- 48 m
When is the best time to visit Guwahati?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Guwahati is January, then December and November. The dullest month is June (45/100, 374 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Guwahati?
Guwahati gets a moderate 2,129 hours of sunshine a year. 45 Sunshine Score points separate January (90) from June (45), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #106 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 51% of the annual 2,012 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 7 mm | 4 |
| February | 87 | 27° / 81°F | 13° / 55°F | 21 mm | 5 |
| March | 80 | 31° / 88°F | 17° / 63°F | 59 mm | 6 |
| April | 57 | 33° / 91°F | 21° / 70°F | 230 mm | 7 |
| May | 51 | 34° / 93°F | 24° / 75°F | 286 mm | 7 |
| June | 45 | 35° / 95°F | 26° / 79°F | 374 mm | 7 |
| July | 51 | 34° / 93°F | 26° / 79°F | 364 mm | 8 |
| August | 51 | 34° / 93°F | 26° / 79°F | 286 mm | 8 |
| September | 57 | 33° / 91°F | 25° / 77°F | 228 mm | 7 |
| October | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 22° / 72°F | 135 mm | 7 |
| November | 89 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 14 mm | 5 |
| December | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 8 mm | 4 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Sylhet Bangladesh · 130 km · best in Jan · 2,257 h sun/yr
- Paro Bhutan · 258 km · best in Oct · 2,071 h sun/yr
- Saidpur Bangladesh · 270 km · best in Jan · 2,219 h sun/yr
- Imphal India · 276 km · best in Jan · 2,260 h sun/yr
- Dhaka Bangladesh · 279 km · best in Jan · 2,130 h sun/yr
- Siliguri India · 331 km · best in Jan · 2,057 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Shillong India · 60 km · 2,017 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Yongphulla Bhutan · 128 km · 1,907 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Jakar Bhutan · 182 km · 1,971 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Silchar India · 193 km · 2,280 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Dimapur India · 220 km · 2,161 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Head-to-head
How Guwahati compares month by month: Guwahati vs Lhasa · Guwahati vs Imphal · Guwahati vs Sylhet · Guwahati vs Saidpur · all comparisons
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