January Rainfall and Precipitation in India
Monthly rainfall totals, rainy days and the driest cities across India in January.
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Monthly precipitation
0 mm (0 in) dry → 150 mm (5.9 in) wet
Marker color shows total monthly precipitation in January: pale blue is dry, deep blue is wet.
Regions and islands in India
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- Andaman Islands
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chandigarh
- Chhattisgarh
- Delhi NCR
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Lahaul and Spiti district
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Orissa
- Pondicherry
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Spiti Valley
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Vypin Island
- West Bengal
Popular cities in India
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- Agra
- Ahmedabad
- Alappuzha
- Amritsar
- Anjuna
- Baga
- Bengaluru
- Bhopal
- Bodh Gaya
- Calangute
- Candolim
- Chandīgarh
- Chennai
- Coimbatore
- Darjeeling
- Dharamshala
- Gangtok
- Gurugram
- Guwahati
- Havelock Island
- Hisār
- Hyderabad
- Imphal
- Indore
- Itānagar
- Jaipur
- Jaisalmer
- Jodhpur
- Kasol
- Kaza
- Kedarnath
- Kochi
- Kodaikānāl
- Kohīma
- Kolkata
- Kongthong
- Kovalam
- Kumarakom
- Leh
- Lonavala
- Lucknow
- Manāli
- McLeod Ganj
- Mumbai
- Munnar
- Mysore / Mysuru
- New Delhi
- Noida
- Ooty
- Pauri
- Pawas
- Pondicherry
- Pune
- Pushkar
- Raipur
- Rajkot
- Rishīkesh
- Rānchī
- Shillong
- Shimla
- Shirdi
- Srinagar
- Sūrat
- Thekkady
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Tirupati
- Udaipur
- Varanasi
- Varkala
- Āīzawl
India precipitation in January: frequently asked questions
How much rainfall does India receive in January?
New Delhi sees moderate rainfall in January, averaging around 26 mm (1 in). Most days stay dry, with the occasional shower.
How many days does it rain in India in January?
Expect around a single day rainy days in New Delhi during January.
Is January part of the rainy season in India?
January is generally a drier month for India, falling outside the main rainy season.
What is the wettest city in January in India?
In our database, Lachen stands out as having an average snowfall level of 689 mm (27 in), making it the wettest location.
What is the driest city in January in India?
Sasan Gir is the driest city we have data for in India in January, with monthly rainfall close to 0.4 mm (0.02 in).
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