Rānīkhet Temperature by Month
Rānīkhet in Uttarakhand, India sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 17°C (63°F) in January and 30°C (86°F) in May, averaging 25°C (77°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Rānīkhet Monthly Temperatures
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from very warm to mild in Rānīkhet. Nighttime lows follow the same pattern, ranging from 17°C (63°F) to 4°C (39°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Rānīkhet by month:
From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Rānīkhet vs India
The map below shows the annual temperature across India. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Rānīkhet vs World: Temperature Compared
Rānīkhet's average annual maximum temperature is 25°C (77°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year — mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained — so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Rānīkhet's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Rānīkhet climate page.
