Rishikesh weather in June

In June, Rishikesh sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 122 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 13.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 48 min at the start of June to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Rishikesh's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rishikesh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:19 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
40%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Rishikesh is city in Uttarakhand, India.

Air quality
Very high
PM10 137 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
125/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical June day in Rishikesh reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and about 3°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Rishikesh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rishikesh weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 424.510.37.2
Feb22° / 565.710.97.6
Mar27° / 13°415.511.87.5
Apr32° / 18°275.512.74.4
May35° / 22°348.413.52.8
Jun34° / 24°12214.513.92.9
Jul31° / 25°35628.113.72.8
Aug30° / 24°33727.613.13.0
Sep29° / 22°1551712.24.7
Oct28° / 16°132.611.37.9
Nov24° / 11°40.810.59.2
Dec20° / 161.810.18.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58713
68713
78614
88416
98416
108317
118119
128119
138020
147921
157921
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207327
217129
226931
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256535
266337
276238
285941
295743
305545

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Rishikesh gets around 122 mm of rain over 14.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 49% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
433
533
634
735
836
937
1038
1139
1240
1342
1443
1545
1647
1748
1851
1953
2055
2157
2260
2362
2464
2566
2668
2770
2872
2974
3076

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
119202029110
218201929130
317201929141
415201929161
514191929181
613191828201
711191828231
810181827252
99171826282
107171726303
116161725333
125151624364
135141524394
144121423415
154111322446
163101222467
17391121488
18381020509
19279195310
20268195312
21257185513
22156175615
23145165717
24134165719
25123155821
26123145723
27112135825
28012125827
29012115729
30001105732

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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126calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 48 min at the start of June to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.85:217:08
213.85:207:09
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413.85:207:10
513.85:207:10
613.95:207:11
713.95:197:11
813.95:197:12
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 6.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Rishikesh

In seasonPeak

In June, Rishikesh sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Rishikesh's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Rishikesh?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rishikesh.

What to pack for Rishikesh in June

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

In June, Rishikesh sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rishikesh in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rishikesh peaks around June 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rishikesh in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Rishikesh is worst in January — around 206 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 76 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 9206 µg/m³Jul 2277 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan206Very unhealthy
Feb165Very unhealthy
Mar131Unhealthy
Apr114Unhealthy
May101Unhealthy
Jun101Unhealthy
Jul76Unhealthy
Aug81Unhealthy
Sep97Unhealthy
Oct138Unhealthy
Nov179Very unhealthy
Dec205Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rishikesh?

Rishikesh sits at 30.1°N, 78.3°E, 361 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Shimla, 155 km away.

DelhiDārchulāBhimdattaAmargaḍhi̇̄Dhangaḍhi̇̄DipayalṬikāpur

Topography around Rishikesh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rishikesh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m around an average of 417 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,715 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,049 m.

The land around Rishikesh is covered by trees (63%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
534 m
16 km
1,715 m
80 km
4,049 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Shimla 155 km · Delhi 192 km · Dārchulā 220 km · Bhimdatta 222 km · Amargaḍhi̇̄ 239 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 272 km · Dipayal 273 km · Ṭikāpur 325 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 Rishikesh (30.1078°, 78.2926°, elevation 361 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).