Nagpur vs Raipur: which is sunnier?
🇮🇳 India vs 🇮🇳 India · 279 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Nagpur and Raipur are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,707 vs 2,690 hours a year. Raipur has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months, Nagpur in 1 (7 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Nagpur | Raipur | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,707 | 2,690 |
| Sunniest month | December (95/100) | November (93/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 91/100 | 93/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 56/100 | 58/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,052 mm | 1,338 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Nagpur vs Raipur month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagpur | Raipur | Nagpur | Raipur | Nagpur | Raipur | |
| January | 93 | 92 | 29° | 26° | 13 | 13 |
| February | 84 | 92 | 33° | 31° | 9 | 15 |
| March | 37 | 55 | 38° | 36° | 19 | 16 |
| April | 0 | 9 | 42° | 41° | 11 | 23 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 44° | 43° | 18 | 24 |
| June | 34 | 40 | 37° | 36° | 193 | 213 |
| July | 67 | 67 | 31° | 30° | 305 | 379 |
| August | 67 | 67 | 29° | 29° | 256 | 338 |
| September | 67 | 67 | 30° | 29° | 173 | 242 |
| October | 87 | 84 | 30° | 29° | 43 | 57 |
| November | 93 | 93 | 29° | 26° | 10 | 8 |
| December | 95 | 93 | 28° | 24° | 2 | 10 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Raipur · Mar Raipur · Apr Raipur · May even · Jun Raipur · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Nagpur · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Nagpur averages 91/100, Raipur 93/100. Nagpur is the warmer, around 30°C daytime highs vs 27°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Raipur (average score 21/100 vs 12). Daytime highs are similar (41°C vs 40°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Nagpur averages 56/100, Raipur 58/100. Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Nagpur averages 77/100, Raipur 76/100. Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 29°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Nagpur weather by month · Raipur weather by month · Best time to visit India.
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