Climate averages 1991–2020

Balotra weather
in October.

A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 35.7°C Daytime mean, October
Average low 22.6°C Night-time mean, October
Rainfall 11 mm 1 day with ≥1 mm
Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day
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October is a very hot month in Balotra: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes October a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average October day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Bārmer (85 km away). In October its highs average 35.4°C, about as warm as Balotra, with 11 mm of rain.

Among the 692 cities listed in India, Balotra ranks 1st of 692 for the warmest October highs and joint 21st of 692 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 692 cities is 30.6°C; Balotra is 5.1°C warmer than that mean.

From October to November, average highs fall by 4.6°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 11 mm to 1.9 mm.

The annual picture

October in context

30-year average
Average highAverage low°C
Average daily high and low temperatures by month The same values are available in the monthly table below. Lines show mean daily maxima and minima, not a forecast interval. 51015202530354045 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm
Average monthly rainfall totalsEach bar is a mean monthly total over 1991–2020. Full numbers are in the table. JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 1500

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Balotra climate table

1991–2020
Monthly climate averages for Balotra, 1991–2020
MonthAverage highHigh / lowAverage lowRainfall mm/monthRain days ≥1 mm/dayDaylight hours/dayDay­light h/day
January 24.7°C10.8°C10.8°C2.90.710.711 h
February 28.2°C13.4°C13.4°C3.30.611.311 h
March 33.7°C18.7°C18.7°C1.70.512.012 h
April 38.7°C23.7°C23.7°C2.20.712.813 h
May 41.0°C27.0°C27.0°C4.81.213.413 h
June 39.3°C28.3°C28.3°C233.113.714 h
July 34.9°C27.0°C27.0°C1189.013.614 h
August 32.8°C25.7°C25.7°C10110.013.013 h
September 34.8°C25.4°C25.4°C434.512.312 h
October, selected 35.7°C22.6°C22.6°C111.311.612 h
November 31.1°C17.1°C17.1°C1.90.310.911 h
December 26.5°C12.3°C12.3°C0.60.210.611 h

Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.

Compare places

October in nearby cities

Distance from Balotra

Read the numbers correctly

Climate, not a promise.

These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.

Sources, method and limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Balotra) is explained once on the Balotra year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.