Climate and average weather in Amritsar
In Amritsar, the summers are sweltering, fairly dry, and mostly clear and the winters are mild and mostly clear.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Amritsar typically varies from 7°C to 39°C, and is rarely below 4°C or above 44°C. May is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Amritsar for warm-weather activities are from mid February to late March and late October to late December.
- Hottest
- May
- 39°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 7°
- Wettest
- Jul
- 194 mm
- Driest
- Nov
- 14 mm
- Rain / yr
- 778 mm
- 94 wet days
- Daylight
- 9.9–14.1 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 244 m
- 31.6°N
- Clearest
- Oct
- 15% cloud
Amritsar is city in the north-western part of Punjab, India.
- Air quality
- Severe
- PM10 170 µg/m³ · 2019
- Density
- 6,819/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1574
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Amritsar weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late October to late December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Amritsar, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 3.0 months, from April 17 to July 17, with daily high temperatures above 34°C. The hottest month of the year in Amritsar is May, with an average high of 39°C and low of 24°C.
The cool season lasts 2.4 months, from December 9 to February 19, with daily high temperatures below 22°C. The coldest month of the year in Amritsar is January, with an average low of 7°C and high of 18°C.
Days typically run about 11°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 14°C) in May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 20 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 7 |
| Feb | 21 | 10 |
| Mar | 27 | 14 |
| Apr | 34 | 20 |
| May | 39 | 24 |
| Jun | 38 | 27 |
| Jul | 34 | 27 |
| Aug | 33 | 27 |
| Sep | 33 | 24 |
| Oct | 31 | 19 |
| Nov | 26 | 13 |
| Dec | 20 | 8 |
How hot and cold Amritsar really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Amritsar feels like about 45°C (around July 1). About 190 days a year carry some heat stress, and 127 of them tip into dangerous heat (feels-like above 39°C), peaking in July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 32 | 26 | 20 |
| Air high (°C) | 18 | 21 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 20 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 6 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 |
| Air low (°C) | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 |
| Feb | 21 | 21 | 9 | 10 |
| Mar | 27 | 27 | 14 | 14 |
| Apr | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 |
| May | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 |
| Jun | 43 | 38 | 27 | 27 |
| Jul | 44 | 34 | 27 | 27 |
| Aug | 42 | 33 | 27 | 27 |
| Sep | 40 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| Oct | 32 | 31 | 19 | 19 |
| Nov | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| Dec | 20 | 20 | 7 | 8 |
Average hourly temperature in Amritsar
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on May afternoons, near 39°C, and coldest before dawn in January, near 7°C.
Amritsar weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° / 7° | 42 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 6.8 |
| Feb | 21° / 10° | 65 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 7.3 |
| Mar | 27° / 14° | 56 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 7.3 |
| Apr | 34° / 20° | 31 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 3.6 |
| May | 39° / 24° | 24 | 6.6 | 13.6 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 38° / 27° | 80 | 10.1 | 14 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 34° / 27° | 194 | 20.2 | 13.9 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 33° / 27° | 171 | 20 | 13.2 | 2.7 |
| Sep | 33° / 24° | 73 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 3.9 |
| Oct | 31° / 19° | 14 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 5.6 |
| Nov | 26° / 13° | 14 | 1.5 | 10.4 | 8.6 |
| Dec | 20° / 8° | 17 | 2.2 | 10 | 8.1 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Amritsar gets about 778 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 3.3 months, from around Jun 8 to Sep 16, peaking in August at about 74% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Oct 30.
July is the wettest month by volume, with 194 mm over about 20 wet days; November is the driest, with 14 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 34 | 66 | 64 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Rain days | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | 5 |
| Feb | 22 | 6 |
| Mar | 20 | 6 |
| Apr | 18 | 5 |
| May | 21 | 7 |
| Jun | 34 | 10 |
| Jul | 66 | 20 |
| Aug | 64 | 20 |
| Sep | 29 | 9 |
| Oct | 8 | 2 |
| Nov | 5 | 2 |
| Dec | 8 | 2 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Amritsar collects about 778 mm of rain across 94 wet days — roughly 65 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. July is the wettest month with 194 mm, while November is the driest at just 14 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 57% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 42 | 65 | 56 | 31 | 24 | 80 | 194 | 171 | 73 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Rain days | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 5 |
| Feb | 65 | 6 |
| Mar | 56 | 6 |
| Apr | 31 | 5 |
| May | 24 | 7 |
| Jun | 80 | 10 |
| Jul | 194 | 20 |
| Aug | 171 | 20 |
| Sep | 73 | 9 |
| Oct | 14 | 2 |
| Nov | 14 | 2 |
| Dec | 17 | 2 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Amritsar, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around September 3 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around December 27. The clearest month is October, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 95% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around July 1 and lasts for 2.1 months, ending around September 2. The cloudiest month is August, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 38% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 67 | 68 | 70 | 77 | 87 | 87 | 63 | 62 | 88 | 95 | 87 | 79 |
| Cloudier (%) | 33 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 67 | 33 |
| Feb | 68 | 32 |
| Mar | 70 | 30 |
| Apr | 77 | 23 |
| May | 87 | 13 |
| Jun | 87 | 13 |
| Jul | 63 | 37 |
| Aug | 62 | 38 |
| Sep | 88 | 12 |
| Oct | 95 | 5 |
| Nov | 87 | 13 |
| Dec | 79 | 21 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 17, brings about 14 h 06 min of light; the shortest, around December 16, only 9 h 54 min — a swing of roughly 4 h 12 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 7:35 | 7:20 | 6:47 | 6:08 | 5:39 | 5:29 | 5:40 | 6:00 | 6:19 | 6:39 | 7:05 | 7:28 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:44 | 6:11 | 6:33 | 6:54 | 7:15 | 7:32 | 7:32 | 7:10 | 6:31 | 5:52 | 5:27 | 5:25 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.2 | 7:35 | 5:44 |
| Feb | 10.8 | 7:20 | 6:11 |
| Mar | 11.8 | 6:47 | 6:33 |
| Apr | 12.8 | 6:08 | 6:54 |
| May | 13.6 | 5:39 | 7:15 |
| Jun | 14.0 | 5:29 | 7:32 |
| Jul | 13.9 | 5:40 | 7:32 |
| Aug | 13.2 | 6:00 | 7:10 |
| Sep | 12.2 | 6:19 | 6:31 |
| Oct | 11.2 | 6:39 | 5:52 |
| Nov | 10.4 | 7:05 | 5:27 |
| Dec | 10.0 | 7:28 | 5:25 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Amritsar averages about 19 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 10 and 27 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 3.8 months, from around Sep 3 to Dec 26. The sunniest month is October, with roughly 27 sunny days (brilliant).
The greyest month is August, down near 13 sunny days — about 51% fewer than the October peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 21 |
| Sky | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Mixed | Mixed | Brilliant | Brilliant | Brilliant | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16 | Bright |
| Feb | 15 | Bright |
| Mar | 17 | Bright |
| Apr | 17 | Bright |
| May | 21 | Bright |
| Jun | 22 | Bright |
| Jul | 14 | Mixed |
| Aug | 14 | Mixed |
| Sep | 23 | Brilliant |
| Oct | 28 | Brilliant |
| Nov | 24 | Brilliant |
| Dec | 21 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Amritsar, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 5.5 months, from around May 12 to October 25. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around October 26 to May 11, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 98 | 82 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61 | 96 |
| Comfortable (%) | 2 | 17 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 4 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 92 | 97 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 82 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 42 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 29 | 38 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| Jun | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 26 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 92 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 54 |
| Oct | 8 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| Nov | 61 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Wind in Amritsar is steady company: average speeds sit near 7 km/h — calm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | calm |
| Feb | 7 | calm |
| Mar | 8 | calm |
| Apr | 8 | calm |
| May | 8 | calm |
| Jun | 8 | calm |
| Jul | 7 | calm |
| Aug | 6 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 6 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 6 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Amritsar
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Amritsar's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.
Amritsar sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.
Best time to visit Amritsar
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Amritsar throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Amritsar is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Amritsar for general outdoor tourist activities run from mid February to mid March and again from late October to late December, with a peak score in the last week of November.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Rating | good | good | good | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | good | ideal | ideal |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.8 | good |
| Feb | 7.3 | good |
| Mar | 7.2 | good |
| Apr | 3.6 | fair |
| May | 0.7 | poor |
| Jun | 0.9 | poor |
| Jul | 2.2 | poor |
| Aug | 2.7 | poor |
| Sep | 3.9 | fair |
| Oct | 5.7 | good |
| Nov | 8.5 | ideal |
| Dec | 8.0 | ideal |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Amritsar for hot-weather activities run from mid March to mid April and again from late September to late November, with a peak score in the last week of October.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Amritsar, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around May (highs near 39°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 18°C), pack a warm layer.
In May, Amritsar sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Amritsar by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amritsar peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 at about 2 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 4 | Moderate |
| Mar | 7 | Very high |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 9 | Very high |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 8 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | High |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3 | Moderate |
Average hourly UV index in Amritsar
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 4.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 4.5 | 0 |
| Mar | 6 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 6.5 | 2 |
| May | 8 | 5 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 4 |
| Sep | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 5.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Air quality in Amritsar by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Amritsar is worst in November — around 237 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 93 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 217 | 182 | 144 | 108 | 109 | 106 | 104 | 93 | 104 | 180 | 237 | 229 |
| Level | Very unhealthy | Very unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Very unhealthy | Very unhealthy | Very unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 217 | Very unhealthy |
| Feb | 182 | Very unhealthy |
| Mar | 144 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 108 | Unhealthy |
| May | 109 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 106 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 104 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 93 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 104 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 180 | Very unhealthy |
| Nov | 237 | Very unhealthy |
| Dec | 229 | Very unhealthy |
Growing season
Amritsar is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Amritsar banks about 5,087 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around June.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 71 | 152 | 324 | 500 | 668 | 677 | 643 | 615 | 560 | 469 | 282 | 127 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 71 |
| Feb | 152 |
| Mar | 324 |
| Apr | 500 |
| May | 668 |
| Jun | 677 |
| Jul | 643 |
| Aug | 615 |
| Sep | 560 |
| Oct | 469 |
| Nov | 282 |
| Dec | 127 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Amritsar receives about 5.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.2 and 7.2 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 4.7 months, from around Mar 7 to Jul 26. The brightest month is May, averaging about 7.1 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is January, down near 3.4 kWh/m² — roughly 52% less than the May peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Level | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 4.3 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 6.6 | Intense |
| May | 7.2 | Intense |
| Jun | 6.7 | Intense |
| Jul | 5.4 | Bright |
| Aug | 5.1 | Bright |
| Sep | 5.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.9 | Bright |
| Nov | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Dec | 3.3 | Moderate |
Where is Amritsar?
Amritsar sits at 31.6°N, 74.9°E, 244 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Lahore, 50 km away.
What Amritsar looks like
Topography around Amritsar
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Amritsar.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Amritsar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m.
The land around Amritsar is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.
India travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / D / M
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 23% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $2,702
- 2025
- Happiness
- 4.5 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 76%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 2.8
- per 100k, 2022
- Road deaths
- 15.6
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Lower middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 484
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Amritsar (31.6223°, 74.8753°, elevation 244 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).