Raipur vs Bhubaneswar: which is sunnier?
🇮🇳 India vs 🇮🇳 India · 436 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Raipur is the sunnier overall: about 2,690 hours of sunshine a year to Bhubaneswar's 2,342. 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.
At a glance
| Raipur | Bhubaneswar | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,690 | 2,342 |
| Sunniest month | November (93/100) | January (91/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 93/100 | 90/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 58/100 | 61/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,338 mm | 1,574 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 10 (very high) |
Raipur vs Bhubaneswar month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raipur | Bhubaneswar | Raipur | Bhubaneswar | Raipur | Bhubaneswar | |
| January | 92 | 91 | 26° | 27° | 13 | 11 |
| February | 92 | 89 | 31° | 31° | 15 | 17 |
| March | 55 | 53 | 36° | 36° | 16 | 23 |
| April | 9 | 17 | 41° | 40° | 23 | 41 |
| May | 0 | 22 | 43° | 39° | 24 | 102 |
| June | 40 | 52 | 36° | 34° | 213 | 211 |
| July | 67 | 65 | 30° | 31° | 379 | 343 |
| August | 67 | 65 | 29° | 30° | 338 | 341 |
| September | 67 | 65 | 29° | 30° | 242 | 288 |
| October | 84 | 65 | 29° | 30° | 57 | 164 |
| November | 93 | 88 | 26° | 28° | 8 | 23 |
| December | 93 | 91 | 24° | 25° | 10 | 10 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Raipur · Mar even · Apr Bhubaneswar · May Bhubaneswar · Jun Bhubaneswar · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Raipur · Nov Raipur · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Raipur (average score 93/100 vs 90). Daytime highs are similar (27°C vs 28°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Bhubaneswar (average score 31/100 vs 21). Raipur is the warmer, around 40°C daytime highs vs 38°C.
- June–August: Bhubaneswar (average score 61/100 vs 58). Daytime highs are similar (32°C vs 32°C).
- September–October: Raipur (average score 76/100 vs 65). Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 30°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Raipur weather by month · Bhubaneswar weather by month · Best time to visit India.
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