<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="14"> (hide) Climate data for New Delhi (Safdarjung) 1981--2010 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Month </Th> <Th> Jan </Th> <Th> Feb </Th> <Th> Mar </Th> <Th> Apr </Th> <Th> May </Th> <Th> Jun </Th> <Th> Jul </Th> <Th> Aug </Th> <Th> Sep </Th> <Th> Oct </Th> <Th> Nov </Th> <Th> Dec </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Record high ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> 30.0 (86) </Td> <Td> 34.1 (93.4) </Td> <Td> 40.6 (105.1) </Td> <Td> 45.6 (114.1) </Td> <Td> 47.2 (117) </Td> <Td> 46.7 (116.1) </Td> <Td> 45.0 (113) </Td> <Td> 42.0 (107.6) </Td> <Td> 40.6 (105.1) </Td> <Td> 39.4 (102.9) </Td> <Td> 36.1 (97) </Td> <Td> 29.3 (84.7) </Td> <Td> 47.2 (117) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average high ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> 20.5 (68.9) </Td> <Td> 23.9 (75) </Td> <Td> 29.6 (85.3) </Td> <Td> 36.3 (97.3) </Td> <Td> 39.5 (103.1) </Td> <Td> 39.2 (102.6) </Td> <Td> 35.4 (95.7) </Td> <Td> 34.1 (93.4) </Td> <Td> 34.1 (93.4) </Td> <Td> 32.8 (91) </Td> <Td> 28.2 (82.8) </Td> <Td> 23.1 (73.6) </Td> <Td> 31.4 (88.5) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average low ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> 7.6 (45.7) </Td> <Td> 10.4 (50.7) </Td> <Td> 15.6 (60.1) </Td> <Td> 21.3 (70.3) </Td> <Td> 25.8 (78.4) </Td> <Td> 27.9 (82.2) </Td> <Td> 27.4 (81.3) </Td> <Td> 26.6 (79.9) </Td> <Td> 25.0 (77) </Td> <Td> 19.1 (66.4) </Td> <Td> 12.9 (55.2) </Td> <Td> 8.3 (46.9) </Td> <Td> 19.0 (66.2) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Record low ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> − 0.6 (30.9) </Td> <Td> 1.6 (34.9) </Td> <Td> 4.4 (39.9) </Td> <Td> 10.7 (51.3) </Td> <Td> 15.2 (59.4) </Td> <Td> 18.9 (66) </Td> <Td> 20.3 (68.5) </Td> <Td> 20.7 (69.3) </Td> <Td> 17.3 (63.1) </Td> <Td> 9.4 (48.9) </Td> <Td> 3.9 (39) </Td> <Td> 1.1 (34) </Td> <Td> − 0.6 (30.9) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average rainfall mm (inches) </Th> <Td> 19.3 (0.76) </Td> <Td> 22.1 (0.87) </Td> <Td> 15.9 (0.626) </Td> <Td> 13.0 (0.512) </Td> <Td> 31.5 (1.24) </Td> <Td> 82.2 (3.236) </Td> <Td> 187.3 (7.374) </Td> <Td> 232.5 (9.154) </Td> <Td> 129.8 (5.11) </Td> <Td> 14.3 (0.563) </Td> <Td> 4.9 (0.193) </Td> <Td> 9.4 (0.37) </Td> <Td> 762.3 (30.012) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average rainy days </Th> <Td> 1.3 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.2 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 9.4 </Td> <Td> 9.8 </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 0.5 </Td> <Td> 0.9 </Td> <Td> 40.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Average relative humidity (%) </Th> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 70 </Td> <Td> 73 </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> 54 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mean monthly sunshine hours </Th> <Td> 214.6 </Td> <Td> 216.1 </Td> <Td> 239.1 </Td> <Td> 261.0 </Td> <Td> 263.1 </Td> <Td> 196.5 </Td> <Td> 165.9 </Td> <Td> 177.0 </Td> <Td> 219.0 </Td> <Td> 269.3 </Td> <Td> 247.2 </Td> <Td> 215.8 </Td> <Td> 2,684.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="14"> Source #1: India Meteorological Department (record high and low up to 2010) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="14"> Source #2: NOAA (extremes, sun and humidity, 1971--1990) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="14"> (hide) Climate data for New Delhi (Safdarjung) 1981--2010 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Month </Th> <Th> Jan </Th> <Th> Feb </Th> <Th> Mar </Th> <Th> Apr </Th> <Th> May </Th> <Th> Jun </Th> <Th> Jul </Th> <Th> Aug </Th> <Th> Sep </Th> <Th> Oct </Th> <Th> Nov </Th> <Th> Dec </Th> <Th> Year </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Record high ° C (° F) </Th> <Td> 30.0 (86) </Td> <Td> 34.1 (93.4) </Td> <Td> 40.6 (105.1) </Td> <Td> 45.6 (114.1) </Td> <Td> 47.2 (117) </Td> <Td> 46.7 (116.1) </Td> <Td> 45.0 (113) </Td> <Td> 42.0 (107.6) </Td> <Td> 40.6 (105.1) </Td> <Td> 39.4 (102.9) </Td> <Td> 36.1 (97) </Td> <Td> 29.3 (84.7) </Td> <Td> 47.2 (117) </Td> </Tr>

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