Climate averages 1991–2020
Ranchi weather
in October.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Ranchi: daytime highs average 27.5°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 69 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saunda (36 km away). In October its highs average 28.7°C, 1.2°C warmer than Ranchi, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Ranchi ranks 662nd of 692 for the warmest October highs and joint 379th of 692 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 692 cities is 30.6°C; Ranchi is 3.1°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 25.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 69 mm to 11 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ranchi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 16 | 3.0 | 10.911 h |
| February | 26.2°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 19 | 3.4 | 11.411 h |
| March | 31.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 23 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.5°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 24 | 5.4 | 12.713 h |
| May | 36.5°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 53 | 9.0 | 13.313 h |
| June | 32.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 242 | 20.6 | 13.514 h |
| July | 28.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 337 | 28.2 | 13.413 h |
| August | 28.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 310 | 28.1 | 12.913 h |
| September | 28.1°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 204 | 21.9 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 27.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 69 | 9.3 | 11.612 h |
| November | 25.2°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 11 | 1.5 | 11.011 h |
| December | 22.6°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 9.5 | 1.5 | 10.711 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
- Saunda in OctoberIndia · 36 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 52 mm rain
- Rāmgarh in OctoberIndia · 39 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 61 mm rain
- Hazāribāgh in OctoberIndia · 72 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 18.9°C · 71 mm rain
- Phusro in OctoberIndia · 85 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 63 mm rain
- Bokāro in OctoberIndia · 93 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 20.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Chas in OctoberIndia · 93 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 64 mm rain
- Bhetia in OctoberIndia · 105 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 76 mm rain
- Puruliya in OctoberIndia · 108 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 82 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ranchi) is explained once on the Ranchi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.