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Bengaluru weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Rising to about 900 metres on the Deccan Plateau, Bangalore's elevation grants it a rare gift for an Indian tropical city: a climate far milder than the coasts and plains, watered by both the southwest and northeast monsoons. Bengaluru weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+0.9°Chigh near average

28° / 21°Today
27° / 19°Average
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How it's changed

+1.4°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49104days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 98 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 98 in the 1940s+1.4°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 5 mmhigh 27°low 15°February, rain 5 mmhigh 30°low 17°March, rain 12 mmhigh 32°low 19°April, rain 44 mmhigh 33°low 21°May, rain 121 mmhigh 32°low 21°June, rain 117 mmhigh 28°low 20°July, rain 147 mmhigh 26°low 20°August, rain 136 mmhigh 26°low 19°September, rain 122 mmhigh 27°low 19°October, rain 139 mmhigh 27°low 19°November, rain 66 mmhigh 26°low 17°December, rain 21 mmhigh 26°low 16°wettest month July, 147 mm · 936 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Overcast

Right now

25.9°

29°feels like
69%humidity
20°dew point
9 km/hfrom NE
UV index3.5
sunrise06:10sunset17:59day length11h 49m
TodayOvercast28°21°
MonPartly cloudy29°21°
TueOvercast29°20°
WedOvercast27°21°
ThuPartly cloudy29°20°
FriOvercast29°21°
SatOvercast30°22°

On this date: October 18

Today (forecast)
28° / 21°
Average for October 18
27° / 19°

High near average · +0.9°C

  • Record high: 30.0° · 2023
  • Record low: 15.9° · 1950
  • One year ago: 28° / 20°

Every October 18 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 18 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Bengaluru is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 12.97°N, 77.59°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
12.97°N, 77.59°E
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

31 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +2.1°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

Bengaluru (Bangalore) rises at about 900 metres on the Mysore Plateau, part of the broader Deccan Plateau of peninsular India, with a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) that its altitude makes considerably more pleasant than India's lowland cities. The combination of elevation and latitude keeps temperatures from reaching the extremes of the coasts or northern plains. Rainfall arrives in two monsoon pulses (from the southwest through the summer months and from the northeast in the post-monsoon season), with September typically the wettest month.

The dry season from December through February is the coolest part of the year, with nights that can dip well below typical tropical minimums for the latitude. Unlike most Indian cities, Bangalore largely avoids the punishing pre-monsoon heat of March to May, thanks to its elevation. In 2022, abnormally intense monsoon rainfall caused severe flooding across large parts of the city, underlining the vulnerabilities of a rapidly expanding urban area in a climate that is shifting alongside the rest of South Asia.

April brings the year's peak warmth, with afternoons typically reaching 33.0°C and nights around 21.2°C. Roughly 105 days a year now top 30°C. The coolest month is December, when afternoons reach about 25.8°C and overnight lows sit around 15.6°C.

Bengaluru picks up roughly 936 mm a year, with a peak of 147 mm in July and as little as 5 mm in February.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Bengaluru has climbed 1.4°C from the first ten years to the last ten. The last decade has also run wetter, about 14% above the long-term precipitation average.

Sources:en.wikipedia.orgbritannica.commausam.imd.gov.in

Climate graph (climograph)

April is the warmest month, December the coolest: a yearly swing of 6°C. Wettest month: July (~147 mm). Whole year averages ~936 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Bengaluru month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainDaylightRecord highRecord low
January27.2°15.4°5 mm11.3 h31.8° (1952)9.4° (1940)
February29.7°17.0°5 mm11.6 h34.3° (1951)11.5° (1942)
March32.2°19.3°12 mm11.9 h36.3° (1956)13.8° (2000)
April33.0°21.2°44 mm12.3 h37.7° (1954)16.0° (1953)
May31.5°21.1°121 mm12.6 h37.8° (1960)17.2° (1952)
June27.9°20.2°117 mm12.8 h35.8° (2003)17.0° (1953)
July26.3°19.7°147 mm12.7 h31.9° (1987)16.5° (1941)
August26.2°19.5°136 mm12.4 h31.0° (1950)16.6° (1955)
September26.8°19.2°122 mm12.1 h32.2° (1951)15.8° (1954)
October26.7°18.7°139 mm11.7 h31.0° (2007)11.9° (1940)
November26.0°17.2°66 mm11.4 h31.7° (1965)10.4° (1964)
December25.8°15.6°21 mm11.2 h30.5° (1950)8.6° (1981)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +1.4°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.15°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Jun–Aug is warming fastest: +0.22°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 98.0 early in the record → 103.9 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1960, all-time low in 1981: 37.8°C / 8.6°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~936 mm/year on average. Last decade: +14% vs that average. Long-term trend: +15 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Bengaluru

Which is the warmest month in Bengaluru?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Bengaluru is April (mean daily temperature of about 26.8°C) and the coolest is December (about 20.4°C).
How does today's temperature in Bengaluru compare to the historical average?
On October 18, 2026, Bengaluru is forecast to reach a high of 27.6°C and a low of 21.2°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 26.7°C and a low of 18.9°C, so today's high is 0.9°C warmer than that average.
How much has Bengaluru warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Bengaluru is about 1.4°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Bengaluru?
Bengaluru receives about 936 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with July typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Bengaluru?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Bengaluru is about 23.1°C. The warmest month is April and the coolest is December.
What are the average temperatures in Bengaluru by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Bengaluru (°C, full record since 1940): January 27°/15°, February 30°/17°, March 32°/19°, April 33°/21°, May 32°/21°, June 28°/20°, July 26°/20°, August 26°/19°, September 27°/19°, October 27°/19°, November 26°/17°, December 26°/16°.

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