Climate
Nagpur faces extreme
variations in temperature with very hot summers and very cold winters
and a relative humidity of 60 per cent.
Seasons
Nagpur district
enjoys three major seasons. Monsoon sets in the month of June. It is at its
peak in July and August. July end and first two weeks of August is the
best time to enjoy rain in Nagpur district.
Summer
is really hot.
Temperature shoots up to 45 degree Celsius. Sometimes even higher than
that but for only few days. In these days air is dry and hot with
slight wind moments. This is not a right season to visit Nagpur
District.
The
best time to enjoy travel in Nagpur district is in the Winter season. The season though starts from
October but from November to end of January is the best time. In these
days temperature goes below 15 degree Celsius. For only few days it
goes even below 12 degree Celsius. Air blow is calm and dry.
Light winter clothing is must in these days.
| Summer |
February
- May |
| Rain |
June
- September |
| Winter |
October
- January |
Maximum, minimum and Average Temperatures
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The
maximum recorded temperature till date was 47.8 degree Celsius on
26th May, 1954.
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The
minimum recorded temperature of 3.9 degree Celsius was on
7th January, 1937.
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The
mean annual temperature of the city is maximum 33 degree Celsius
and minimum 23 degree Celsius.
Wind speed
Wind
blows with maximum ( 20 Km / Hrs or higher) in the month of February
and on set of monsoon season i.e. in end of May and first week of
June. This is due to generating low pressure area in this region.
Rest of
time wind speed is below 5 to 6 Km./Hrs.
A maximum wind speed
of 114 km/hr was recorded on 22nd May, 1970.