Shimla weather in June

In June, Shimla sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 160 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Shimla's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shimla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:21 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Shimla is capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 26 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
6,940/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical June day in Shimla reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42716
52716
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302618

How June really feels in Shimla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

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

Shimla weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 858.64.110.23.3
Feb14° / 10910.73.810.94.1
Mar18° / 11213.60.811.85.6
Apr23° / 11°9812.8012.76.6
May26° / 15°7612.7013.66.6
Jun26° / 17°160170145.7
Jul25° / 19°37728.2013.84.0
Aug25° / 19°35227.8013.14.1
Sep24° / 16°19318.7012.25.8
Oct22° / 11°336.1011.27.9
Nov18° / 223.70.110.47.4
Dec14° / 304.41.1105.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38416
48416
58317
68218
78119
88119
98020
107921
117723
127723
137525
147525
157327
167228
177030
186832
196733
206535
216337
226139
235941
245842
255743
265545
275446
285248
295050
304852

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Shimla gets around 160 mm of rain over 17 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 58% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
445
545
646
747
848
949
1050
1151
1252
1353
1455
1556
1657
1759
1860
1961
2063
2164
2265
2367
2468
2570
2671
2772
2874
2975
3077

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16030820
25731930
354321040
452331140
548341250
645351460
742351570
839351790
9363519100
10333521110
11303523120
12283525130
13253427150
14223329160
15203230180
16183132200
17162933220
18142834240
19122735260
20102536290
2192436310
2272236340
2362136370
2451936400
2541835420
2631635460
2721533491
2821432511
2911231551
3011129581

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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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206calm
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275calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of June to 14 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:23 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:237:15
213.95:237:15
313.95:227:16
413.95:227:17
513.95:227:17
613.95:227:18
713.95:227:18
814.05:217:19
914.05:217:19
1014.05:217:19
1114.05:217:20
1214.05:217:20
1314.05:217:21
1414.05:217:21
1514.05:217:21
1614.05:217:22
1714.05:217:22
1814.05:227:22
1914.05:227:23
2014.05:227:23
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2214.05:227:23
2314.05:227:24
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2514.05:237:24
2614.05:237:24
2714.05:237:24
2814.05:247:24
2914.05:247:25
3014.05:247:25

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 6.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Shimla

In seasonPeak

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

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

Shimla sees seasonal dust haze (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 Shimla?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Shimla for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shimla in June

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

In June, Shimla sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Shimla in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shimla peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Shimla 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 Shimla is worst in December — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Shimla's WHO annual average of 26 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorDec 2037 µg/m³Aug 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb30Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shimla?

Shimla sits at 31.1°N, 77.2°E, 2,073 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Rishikesh, 155 km away.

AmritsarLahoreDelhiSialkotNankana SahibLehDārchulā

Topography around Shimla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shimla has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 979 m around an average of 1,939 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,222 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,838 m.

The land around Shimla is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (78%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
979 m
16 km
2,222 m
80 km
4,838 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Rishikesh 155 km · Amritsar 225 km · Lahore 272 km · Delhi 273 km · Sialkot 293 km · Nankana Sahib 331 km · Leh 343 km · Dārchulā 354 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 Shimla (31.1044°, 77.1666°, elevation 2,073 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).