Sunshine Atlas

Raipur weather by month & the best time to visit

India · city break · Mediterranean climate

Raipur, India
Raipur — photo by Indulal Patel, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Raipur is November — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with December and January close behind. Raipur averages about 2,690 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 8 mm of rain in November.

When is the best time to visit Raipur?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Raipur is November, then December and January. The dullest month is May (0/100, 24 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Raipur?

Raipur gets a lot of sun: around 2,690 hours a year. 93 Sunshine Score points separate November (93) from May (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #51 of 112 destinations in India for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,654 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 72% of the year's 1,338 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 92February: 92March: 55April: 9May: 0June: 40July: 67August: 67September: 67October: 84November: 9393December: 93JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January92 26° / 79°F11° / 52°F 13 mm6
February92 31° / 88°F14° / 57°F 15 mm8
March55 36° / 97°F20° / 68°F 16 mm9
April9 41° / 106°F25° / 77°F 23 mm11
May0 43° / 109°F29° / 84°F 24 mm10
June40 36° / 97°F27° / 81°F 213 mm8
July67 30° / 86°F24° / 75°F 379 mm7
August67 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 338 mm7
September67 29° / 84°F23° / 73°F 242 mm8
October84 29° / 84°F20° / 68°F 57 mm8
November93 26° / 79°F15° / 59°F 8 mm6
December93 24° / 75°F11° / 52°F 10 mm6

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Raipur: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Raipur?

Raipur is a city break in India at 313 m elevation with a Mediterranean climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Raipur get a year?

Raipur gets about 2,690 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around November.

When is the best time to visit Raipur?

The sunniest time to visit Raipur is November, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 93/100 (with December and January close behind). Expect daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F.

What is the least sunny month in Raipur?

May is the least sunny month in Raipur, scoring 0/100 with about 24 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Raipur?

The typical midday UV index in Raipur peaks around 11 (extreme) in April, easing to about 6 (high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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