Weather in Hyderabad

May is the warmest month (average 33.5°C, high 40.1°C) and December is the coolest (average 21.8°C, low 14.9°C). That 11.7°C swing in monthly averages is the first thing to plan around in Hyderabad.

Rain is the monsoon runs from June to September, inside an annual total of 808 mm. The wettest month is August at 190 mm; the driest is December at 3 mm. Hyderabad is in India at 17.4°N. The 2001–2020 NASA POWER daily record describes a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. On this site the months that score closest to a 22°C day, lighter rain, and moderate humidity are November, December, and January.

Best months to visit Hyderabad

The three months with the highest comfort score are November, December, and January: November (22.9°C average, 14 mm, 72% humidity); December (21.8°C average, 3 mm, 62% humidity); January (22.5°C average, 8 mm, 53% humidity). Those months sit across the year end, so they are listed in season order rather than January-to-December. The score rewards averages near 22°C, lower rainfall, and humidity near 60%. It is a climate score, not a festival or price calendar.

If you want the monsoon itself — fewer crowds, greener landscape, heavier rain — aim at June–September instead of the score.

Hot and cool months in Hyderabad

Monthly average highs run from 28.6°C in December to 40.1°C in May. Nights follow the same curve: 14.9°C in December and 26.9°C in May.

Mean high across all twelve months is 32.6°C and mean low is 20.6°C. These are 20-year grid averages, so a city station can read a few degrees warmer or cooler.

Rainfall pattern

The monsoon in Hyderabad starts in June and ends in September (June, July, August, and September). August is the core of it at 190 mm. December is the other extreme, with 3 mm.

A rainy day here is a day with at least 1 mm in the NASA POWER series. August averages 20 such days; December averages 1.

The calendar in Hyderabad

February brings 5 mm and 1 rainy days; temperatures run from 17.4°C to 33.4°C. March stands apart from the months beside it: 36.9°C / 20.8°C and 20 mm. May is the warmest month. Afternoon highs average 40.1°C and nights settle near 26.9°C, with 30 mm of rain. The monsoon opens in June. Expect 108 mm and 16 rainy days, with nights around 24.5°C. July stands apart from the months beside it: 31.1°C / 22.8°C and 169 mm.

August is the wettest month — 190 mm and 20 rainy days, with 80% humidity. In October, Hyderabad averages 29.3°C by day and 20.0°C at night, with 87 mm of rain. November: 28.8°C high, 17.0°C low, 14 mm rain, 72% humidity. The year bottoms out in December. Plan for 14.9°C at night and 28.6°C in the afternoon.

How Hyderabad compares inside India

Nagpur is about 424 km away: Hyderabad is 3.2°C cooler than Nagpur in its hottest month and 426 mm drier over the year than Nagpur. Nagpur’s wettest month is July (361 mm) versus August here.

Bengaluru is about 499 km away: Hyderabad is 4.9°C warmer than Bengaluru in its hottest month and a similar annual rainfall (843 mm in Bengaluru). Bengaluru’s wettest month is September (151 mm) versus August here.

Pune is about 503 km away: Hyderabad is 3.7°C warmer than Pune in its hottest month and 921 mm drier over the year than Pune. Pune’s wettest month is July (515 mm) versus August here.