Bikaner is situated in the middle of the Thar desert and has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures. In summer temperatures can exceed 50 °C, and during the winter they may dip below freezing. Wikipedia
Climate data for Bikaner |
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Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
Record high °C (°F) |
30.5 |
35.5 |
41.4 |
45.8 |
47.3 |
47.5 |
44.2 |
42.9 |
42.3 |
40.4 |
36.8 |
31.3 |
47.5 |
Average high °C (°F) |
23.0 |
25.5 |
31.8 |
38.2 |
41.7 |
41.6 |
37.8 |
36.6 |
36.7 |
36.2 |
30.7 |
25.3 |
33.76 |
Daily mean °C (°F) |
14.3 |
17.1 |
23.4 |
30.2 |
34.3 |
35.2 |
32.8 |
31.7 |
30.7 |
27.7 |
21.5 |
16.1 |
26.25 |
Average low °C (°F) |
5.6 |
8.8 |
15.0 |
22.1 |
26.8 |
28.8 |
27.7 |
26.8 |
24.7 |
19.1 |
12.1 |
6.9 |
18.70 |
Record low °C (°F) |
−0.9 |
−2.7 |
3.7 |
12.0 |
15.8 |
19.8 |
20.3 |
20.4 |
16.3 |
10.2 |
3.3 |
−0.9 |
−2.7 |
Precipitation mm (inches) |
5 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
31 |
46 |
106 |
71 |
34 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
325 |
Avg. precipitation days |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
6.6 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
26.6 |
% humidity |