Jaipur vs Chandigarh: which is sunnier?
🇮🇳 India vs 🇮🇳 India · 438 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Jaipur and Chandigarh are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,104 vs 3,064 hours a year. Month by month it's balanced: each has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 months, with 6 within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Jaipur | Chandigarh | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,104 | 3,064 |
| Sunniest month | January (97/100) | November (96/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 97/100 | 93/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 38/100 | 37/100 |
| Rain / year | 524 mm | 1,054 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Jaipur vs Chandigarh month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaipur | Chandigarh | Jaipur | Chandigarh | Jaipur | Chandigarh | |
| January | 97 | 91 | 22° | 20° | 5 | 35 |
| February | 96 | 90 | 26° | 24° | 10 | 39 |
| March | 96 | 91 | 32° | 30° | 10 | 36 |
| April | 38 | 46 | 38° | 37° | 10 | 27 |
| May | 0 | 9 | 42° | 41° | 18 | 39 |
| June | 9 | 7 | 41° | 41° | 61 | 136 |
| July | 42 | 42 | 36° | 36° | 158 | 279 |
| August | 63 | 63 | 33° | 33° | 172 | 277 |
| September | 69 | 70 | 34° | 32° | 63 | 157 |
| October | 86 | 95 | 33° | 31° | 10 | 12 |
| November | 97 | 96 | 29° | 26° | 4 | 6 |
| December | 97 | 95 | 24° | 22° | 3 | 11 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Jaipur · Feb Jaipur · Mar Jaipur · Apr Chandigarh · May Chandigarh · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Chandigarh · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Jaipur (average score 97/100 vs 93). Jaipur is the warmer, around 25°C daytime highs vs 23°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Chandigarh (average score 49/100 vs 45). Daytime highs are similar (37°C vs 36°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Jaipur averages 38/100, Chandigarh 37/100. Daytime highs are similar (37°C vs 37°C).
- September–October: Chandigarh (average score 83/100 vs 78). Jaipur is the warmer, around 34°C daytime highs vs 32°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Jaipur weather by month · Chandigarh weather by month · Best time to visit India.
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