Climate averages 1991–2020
Shimla weather
in October.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Shimla: daytime highs average 18.3°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 26 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chandigarh (55 km away). In October its highs average 30.2°C, 11.9°C warmer than Shimla, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Shimla ranks 690th of 692 for the warmest October highs and joint 249th of 692 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 692 cities is 30.6°C; Shimla is 12.3°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.2°C to 15.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 33 mm to 22 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
Shimla climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C-3.5°C | -3.5°C | 85 | 8.7 | 10.410 h |
| February | 10.8°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 109 | 10.9 | 11.111 h |
| March | 15.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 112 | 13.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 19.7°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 98 | 12.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 23.2°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 76 | 12.7 | 13.714 h |
| June | 23.5°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 160 | 17.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 21.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 378 | 28.2 | 14.014 h |
| August | 21.1°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 352 | 27.8 | 13.313 h |
| September | 20.5°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 193 | 18.6 | 12.412 h |
| October, selected | 18.3°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 33 | 6.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 15.0°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 22 | 3.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 11.9°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 30 | 4.3 | 10.210 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
- Chandigarh in OctoberIndia · 55 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Panchkula in OctoberIndia · 55 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 16.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Mohali in OctoberIndia · 63 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 17.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Kharar in OctoberIndia · 64 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 17.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Rajpura in OctoberIndia · 89 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Ambāla in OctoberIndia · 90 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 17.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Ambala Sadar in OctoberIndia · 90 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 17.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Gobindgarh in OctoberIndia · 96 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 17.9°C · 19 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 Shimla) is explained once on the Shimla year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.