Delhi weather in July

In July, Delhi sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 192 mm of rain across 19.7 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Delhi's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Delhi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
28°
11th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:37 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
68%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
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.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical July day in Delhi reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Delhi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Delhi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 272.710.47.9
Feb24° / 12°353.8118.3
Mar30° / 16°243.611.86.5
Apr36° / 22°153.212.72.4
May40° / 26°195.313.40.3
Jun38° / 28°699.813.80.9
Jul34° / 28°19219.713.62.1
Aug33° / 27°17619.7132.7
Sep33° / 25°9910.312.23.6
Oct32° / 20°142.111.35.1
Nov28° / 14°51.110.68.2
Dec22° / 10°71.210.28.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
25941
35842
45644
55446
65347
75050
84852
94753
104456
114258
124159
133862
143763
153565
163466
173367
183169
193070
203070
212971
222872
232872
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312773

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Delhi gets around 192 mm of rain over 19.7 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 64% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
249
350
452
553
654
756
857
959
1061
1162
1264
1365
1467
1568
1668
1769
1869
1970
2070
2170
2270
2370
2470
2570
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3169

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1262369
2162271
3162172
4162073
5151975
6151777
7151678
8041581
9041482
10041383
11041284
12031186
13031087
1403988
1503889
1602890
1702791
1802791
1902791
2001693
2101693
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Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of July to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:307:19
213.85:317:19
313.85:317:19
413.85:317:19
513.85:327:19
613.85:327:18
713.85:337:18
813.85:337:18
913.75:337:18
1013.75:347:18
1113.75:347:18
1213.75:357:18
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1413.75:367:17
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1613.75:377:17
1713.65:377:16
1813.65:387:16
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2013.65:397:15
2113.65:397:15
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2413.55:417:13
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2713.55:437:12
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2913.45:447:11
3013.45:457:10
3113.45:457:09

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.9 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 — July's 4.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
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244.6Bright
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274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Delhi

In seasonPeak

In July, Delhi sits inside its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 July a good time to visit Delhi?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Delhi.

What to pack for Delhi in July

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

In July, Delhi sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Delhi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateAug 15UV 9Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Delhi in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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.

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyNov 23168 µg/m³Jul 2153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan159Very unhealthy
Feb137Unhealthy
Mar105Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun63Unhealthy
Jul53Poor
Aug55Unhealthy
Sep75Unhealthy
Oct132Unhealthy
Nov168Very unhealthy
Dec167Very 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.

AgraRishikeshJaipurShimlaBhimdattaDhangaḍhi̇̄Amargaḍhi̇̄

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
16 km
91 m
80 km
229 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July 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
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 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).