Bengaluru weather in January

In January, Bengaluru sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bengaluru's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bengaluru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:50 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
35%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Bengaluru is capital city of Karnataka state in India.

Density
11,465/km²
people per km²
Founded
1537

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical January day in Bengaluru reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Bengaluru

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

January sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bengaluru weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°41.111.37.8
Feb30° / 18°61.111.66.4
Mar32° / 20°152.311.94.7
Apr33° / 22°447.512.33.7
May32° / 22°12315.912.63.5
Jun29° / 21°12018.612.74.2
Jul27° / 21°12920.612.74.5
Aug27° / 20°12218.912.44.7
Sep28° / 20°12116.712.15.0
Oct27° / 20°13816.911.75.2
Nov27° / 18°629.111.46.6
Dec26° / 17°233.211.37.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Bengaluru gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13143233
23243223
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63741202
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Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:456:00
211.36:466:01
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511.36:476:02
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.24 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Bengaluru

In seasonPeak

None of Bengaluru's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bengaluru's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Bengaluru?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is one of the better times to visit Bengaluru for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bengaluru in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bengaluru sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bengaluru in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bengaluru peaks around July 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 22UV 13Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bengaluru in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bengaluru is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1362 µg/m³Jul 1823 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May48Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct61Unhealthy
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bengaluru?

Bengaluru sits at 13.0°N, 77.6°E, 920 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Mysore, 128 km away.

IrimbiliyamHampiManaliChennaiThaikattusseryMunnarMadurai

Topography around Bengaluru

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bengaluru.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bengaluru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 910 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m.

The land around Bengaluru is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
1,116 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Mysore 128 km · Irimbiliyam 286 km · Hampi 290 km · Manali 290 km · Chennai 291 km · Thaikattussery 316 km · Munnar 326 km · Madurai 344 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
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

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 Bengaluru (12.9719°, 77.5937°, elevation 920 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).