Manali
Elevation 2050 m32.24° N, 77.19° E
When to go?
Mean 5 °C, 6 rain days in the month (112 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 142 cm on average in the month.
Mean 7 °C, 7 rain days in the month (136 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 224 cm on average in the month.
Mean 10 °C, 6 rain days in the month (118 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 266 cm on average in the month.
Mean 15 °C, 5 rain days in the month (77 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 18 °C, 9 rain days in the month (93 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 20 °C, 14 rain days in the month (179 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 22 °C, 20 rain days in the month (301 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 6 days in 10
- Torrential rain15 mm per rain day
Mean 22 °C, 18 rain days in the month (216 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 20 °C, 10 rain days in the month (92 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 15 °C, 4 rain days in the month (39 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 11 °C, 3 rain days in the month (41 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 7 °C, 3 rain days in the month (51 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
- Ideal for skiingSnow on the ground: 60 cm on average in the month.
The best months are October–May. Ideal for skiing: December–March (snow on the ground, at least 40 cm). Avoid July (often rainy and torrential rain).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Temperatures brought to the town's elevation: +8.1 °C (cells at 3300 m).
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Snow on the ground
Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)
Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.8 °C; in the last ten years by +0.9 °C. Warmest year: 2016 (+2.2 °C), coldest: 1968 (−1.0 °C).
July and June warmed the most (+1.4 and +1.3 °C), April the least (+0.4 °C). The warm season (above the annual mean of then, 13 °C) begins 2 days earlier and ends 5 days later.
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: no clear trend, dry and wet years alternate as before.
Snow, then and now
≈no clear change of winter snow compared with 1961–1990