Climate averages 1991–2020
Ratnagiri weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Ratnagiri: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 19.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical January (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 14 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Shahuwadi (68 km away). In January its highs average 29.4°C, 2.7°C cooler than Ratnagiri, with 1.1 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Ratnagiri ranks joint 6th of 692 for the warmest January highs and joint 3rd of 692 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 692 cities is 25.0°C; Ratnagiri is 7.1°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Ratnagiri climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 32.1°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
| February | 33.1°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| March | 34.3°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 2.8 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.7°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 12.513 h |
| May | 34.0°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 33 | 4.7 | 12.913 h |
| June | 29.5°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 649 | 26.7 | 13.113 h |
| July | 27.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 838 | 31.0 | 13.013 h |
| August | 27.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 606 | 30.3 | 12.713 h |
| September | 28.6°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 327 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 123 | 13.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 32.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 17 | 2.8 | 11.411 h |
| December | 32.3°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 4.2 | 0.6 | 11.111 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
January in nearby cities
- Shahuwadi in JanuaryIndia · 68 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Kolhāpur in JanuaryIndia · 103 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Satara in JanuaryIndia · 106 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 15.7°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Ichalkaranji in JanuaryIndia · 127 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 16.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Sāngli in JanuaryIndia · 134 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 16.7°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Roha in JanuaryIndia · 162 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 17.9°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Kharakvasla in JanuaryIndia · 168 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 15.6°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Pune in JanuaryIndia · 179 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 0.9 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 Ratnagiri) is explained once on the Ratnagiri year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.