Delhi weather in February

In February, Delhi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 35 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Delhi's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Delhi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 35 mm; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 hours; 7:06 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 7th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Delhi is megacity and union territory of India.

Air quality: Severe; PM2.5 105 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 7,436/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~500 BCE

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical February day in Delhi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°C warmer than January and about 6°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	10
2	22	10
3	22	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	11
7	23	11
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	25	13
21	25	13
22	25	13
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	26	13
27	26	14
28	26	14

How February really feels in Delhi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Delhi weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 9°	27	2.7	10.4	7.9
Feb	24° / 12°	35	3.8	11	8.3
Mar	30° / 16°	24	3.6	11.8	6.5
Apr	36° / 22°	15	3.2	12.7	2.4
May	40° / 26°	19	5.3	13.4	0.3
Jun	38° / 28°	69	9.8	13.8	0.9
Jul	34° / 28°	192	19.7	13.6	2.1
Aug	33° / 27°	176	19.7	13	2.7
Sep	33° / 25°	99	10.3	12.2	3.6
Oct	32° / 20°	14	2.1	11.3	5.1
Nov	28° / 14°	5	1.1	10.6	8.2
Dec	22° / 10°	7	1.2	10.2	8.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81	81
Cloudier (%)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Delhi gets around 35 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	14

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	90	90	89	88	88	86	85	84	83	83	82	80	79	77	77	76	74	73	72	71	69	69	68	67	66	65	64	64
Comfortable (%)	10	10	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	28	28	28
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	90	10	0
2	90	10	0
3	89	11	0
4	88	12	0
5	88	12	0
6	86	13	1
7	85	14	1
8	84	15	1
9	83	16	1
10	83	16	1
11	82	17	1
12	80	18	2
13	79	19	2
14	77	20	3
15	77	20	3
16	76	21	3
17	74	22	4
18	73	23	4
19	72	23	5
20	71	24	5
21	69	25	6
22	69	25	6
23	68	26	6
24	67	26	7
25	66	27	7
26	65	28	7
27	64	28	8
28	64	28	8

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:14 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:15	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	7:15	5:54
2	10.7	7:15	5:55
3	10.7	7:14	5:56
4	10.7	7:14	5:56
5	10.7	7:13	5:57
6	10.8	7:12	5:58
7	10.8	7:12	5:59
8	10.8	7:11	6:00
9	10.8	7:11	6:00
10	10.9	7:10	6:01
11	10.9	7:09	6:02
12	10.9	7:09	6:03
13	10.9	7:08	6:04
14	11.0	7:07	6:04
15	11.0	7:06	6:05
16	11.0	7:05	6:06
17	11.0	7:05	6:07
18	11.1	7:04	6:07
19	11.1	7:03	6:08
20	11.1	7:02	6:09
21	11.1	7:01	6:09
22	11.2	7:00	6:10
23	11.2	6:59	6:11
24	11.2	6:59	6:12
25	11.2	6:58	6:12
26	11.3	6:57	6:13
27	11.3	6:56	6:14
28	11.3	6:55	6:14

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.9	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Delhi

In seasonPeak

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

Delhi's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Delhi sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Delhi?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Delhi in February

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

In February, Delhi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Delhi in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Delhi peaks around August 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	8	8	9	7	8	10	7	6	4	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Delhi in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Delhi is worst in November — around 168 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 53 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Delhi's WHO annual average of 105 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	159	137	105	79	68	63	53	55	75	132	168	167
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	159	Very unhealthy
Feb	137	Unhealthy
Mar	105	Unhealthy
Apr	79	Unhealthy
May	68	Unhealthy
Jun	63	Unhealthy
Jul	53	Poor
Aug	55	Unhealthy
Sep	75	Unhealthy
Oct	132	Unhealthy
Nov	168	Very unhealthy
Dec	167	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Delhi?

Delhi sits at 28.7°N, 77.2°E, 227 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Fatehpur Sikri, 178 km away.

Topography around Delhi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Delhi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 218 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Delhi is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (62%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

artificial surfaces 62%

16 km

91 m

artificial surfaces 62%

80 km

229 m

cropland 78%

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← January Delhi year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Fatehpur Sikri 178 km · Agra 181 km · Rishikesh 192 km · Jaipur 239 km · Shimla 273 km · Bhimdatta 289 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 328 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 334 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 Delhi (28.6519°, 77.2315°, elevation 227 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	10
2	22	10
3	22	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	11
7	23	11
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	25	13
21	25	13
22	25	13
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	26	13
27	26	14
28	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	90	10	0
2	90	10	0
3	89	11	0
4	88	12	0
5	88	12	0
6	86	13	1
7	85	14	1
8	84	15	1
9	83	16	1
10	83	16	1
11	82	17	1
12	80	18	2
13	79	19	2
14	77	20	3
15	77	20	3
16	76	21	3
17	74	22	4
18	73	23	4
19	72	23	5
20	71	24	5
21	69	25	6
22	69	25	6
23	68	26	6
24	67	26	7
25	66	27	7
26	65	28	7
27	64	28	8
28	64	28	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	10
2	22	10
3	22	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	11
7	23	11
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	25	13
21	25	13
22	25	13
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	26	13
27	26	14
28	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	90	10	0
2	90	10	0
3	89	11	0
4	88	12	0
5	88	12	0
6	86	13	1
7	85	14	1
8	84	15	1
9	83	16	1
10	83	16	1
11	82	17	1
12	80	18	2
13	79	19	2
14	77	20	3
15	77	20	3
16	76	21	3
17	74	22	4
18	73	23	4
19	72	23	5
20	71	24	5
21	69	25	6
22	69	25	6
23	68	26	6
24	67	26	7
25	66	27	7
26	65	28	7
27	64	28	8
28	64	28	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	10
2	22	10
3	22	10
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	11
7	23	11
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	23	11
12	23	11
13	23	12
14	24	12
15	24	12
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	25	13
21	25	13
22	25	13
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	26	13
27	26	14
28	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	79	21
3	79	21
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	78	22
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	13
16	13
17	13
18	13
19	13
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	13
26	13
27	14
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	90	10	0
2	90	10	0
3	89	11	0
4	88	12	0
5	88	12	0
6	86	13	1
7	85	14	1
8	84	15	1
9	83	16	1
10	83	16	1
11	82	17	1
12	80	18	2
13	79	19	2
14	77	20	3
15	77	20	3
16	76	21	3
17	74	22	4
18	73	23	4
19	72	23	5
20	71	24	5
21	69	25	6
22	69	25	6
23	68	26	6
24	67	26	7
25	66	27	7
26	65	28	7
27	64	28	8
28	64	28	8