climigo

Meghalaya

When to go?

The best months are November–April. Avoid May–September (often rainy and torrential rain, at times hot).

Climate zones

West BengalBangladeshAssamShillongShillongShillongCherrapunjiCherrapunjiCherrapunjiMawlynnongMawlynnongMawlynnong

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 21°10°
February 23°12°
March 27°15°
April 28°18°
May 28°20° torrential rain
June 28°22° torrential rain
July 28°22° torrential rain
August 29°23° torrential rain
September 29°22° torrential rain
October 27°20°
November 25°15°
December 22°12°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec9.6 · 20.7 °CJanuary: 9.6 · 20.7 °C11.6 · 23.3 °CFebruary: 11.6 · 23.3 °C15.4 · 26.8 °CMarch: 15.4 · 26.8 °C18.4 · 27.8 °CApril: 18.4 · 27.8 °C20.2 · 27.9 °CMay: 20.2 · 27.9 °C21.8 · 28.0 °CJune: 21.8 · 28.0 °C22.3 · 28.1 °CJuly: 22.3 · 28.1 °C22.5 · 28.5 °CAugust: 22.5 · 28.5 °C22.2 · 28.5 °CSeptember: 22.2 · 28.5 °C19.6 · 27.3 °COctober: 19.6 · 27.3 °C15.1 · 24.9 °CNovember: 15.1 · 24.9 °C11.5 · 22.0 °CDecember: 11.5 · 22.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 9.6 – 20.7 °C
Feb 11.6 – 23.3 °C
Mar 15.4 – 26.8 °C
Apr 18.4 – 27.8 °C
May 20.2 – 27.9 °C
Jun 21.8 – 28.0 °C
Jul 22.3 – 28.1 °C
Aug 22.5 – 28.5 °C
Sep 22.2 – 28.5 °C
Oct 19.6 – 27.3 °C
Nov 15.1 – 24.9 °C
Dec 11.5 – 22.0 °C

How much it rains

January 11 mm1 d
February 21 mm2 d
March 78 mm4 d
April 247 mm10 d
May 392 mm19 d torrential rain
June 543 mm26 d torrential rain
July 631 mm29 d torrential rain
August 591 mm25 d torrential rain
September 378 mm16 d torrential rain
October 178 mm7 d
November 21 mm1 d
December 8 mm1 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a dayJanuary: 11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a day21 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a dayFebruary: 21 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a day78 mm · 4 rain days · 20 mm a dayMarch: 78 mm · 4 rain days · 20 mm a day247 mm · 10 rain days · 25 mm a dayApril: 247 mm · 10 rain days · 25 mm a day392 mm · 19 rain days · 21 mm a dayMay: 392 mm · 19 rain days · 21 mm a day543 mm · 26 rain days · 21 mm a dayJune: 543 mm · 26 rain days · 21 mm a day631 mm · 29 rain days · 22 mm a dayJuly: 631 mm · 29 rain days · 22 mm a day591 mm · 25 rain days · 24 mm a dayAugust: 591 mm · 25 rain days · 24 mm a day378 mm · 16 rain days · 24 mm a daySeptember: 378 mm · 16 rain days · 24 mm a day178 mm · 7 rain days · 25 mm a dayOctober: 178 mm · 7 rain days · 25 mm a day21 mm · 1 rain day · 21 mm a dayNovember: 21 mm · 1 rain day · 21 mm a day8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a dayDecember: 8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 11 mm1 d
Feb 21 mm2 d
Mar 78 mm4 d
Apr 247 mm10 d
May 392 mm19 d
Jun 543 mm26 d
Jul 631 mm29 d
Aug 591 mm25 d
Sep 378 mm16 d
Oct 178 mm7 d
Nov 21 mm1 d
Dec 8 mm1 d

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

January 10 h 44
February 11 h 18
March 11 h 59
April 12 h 45
May 13 h 22
June 13 h 42
July 13 h 34
August 13 h 02
September 12 h 19
October 11 h 35
November 10 h 55
December 10 h 35

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities