Lucknow

India · 26.85°, 80.95° · 7 models compared

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last 30 days · daily high · vs ERA5

Over the last 30 days, ECMWF IFS was closest for Lucknow (avg error 1.0°).

1ECMWF IFS
1.0° err
2ICON
1.3° err
3JMA GSM/MSM
1.7° err
4GEM
2.0° err
5UKMO
2.4° err
6ARPEGE/AROME
2.4° err
7GFS
5.3° err

Lower error is better. We compare each model's past forecasts against what actually happened (ERA5 reanalysis). See the methodology.

Ensemble uncertainty

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Air quality

Sky tonight

Waxing crescent
44% illuminated
Climate report

Lucknow's climate, by the numbers

1991–2020 normals from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.

Temperature & rainfall by month

Jan9°–21°
Feb12°–25°
Mar17°–31°
Apr23°–37°
May26°–39°
Jun28°–37°
Jul27°–33°
Aug26°–32°
Sep25°–31°
Oct20°–31°
Nov15°–28°
Dec11°–23°

Bar spans the average low to average high. Wettest month: 297 mm.

Weather DNA

Lucknow's unique climate fingerprint

Rainfall by month

Jan22 mm
Feb22 mm
Mar15 mm
Apr8.7 mm
May17 mm
Jun127 mm
Jul297 mm
Aug261 mm
Sep162 mm
Oct33 mm
Nov2.3 mm
Dec9.1 mm

Average monthly rainfall (1991–2020).

Lucknow has a hot climate with clearly distinct seasons. Across the year the average temperature sits around 25.3°C, peaking in May and bottoming out in January.

Rainfall is strongly seasonal: July and August bring the bulk of the year's 975 mm, a distinct wet season that dominates the calendar. November is the driest month by contrast.

It's a sunny place overall, with roughly 3723 hours of sunshine a year — worth keeping in mind when you compare it against other cities on Climify.

Records

Hottest
46° 1995-06-16
Coldest
2019-12-30
Wettest day
158 mm 2008-07-05

Warming trend

-0.1°C vs 1961–1990
1960s26°
1970s−0.4°25°
1980s−0.4°25°
1990s−0.5°25°
2000s−0.4°25°
2010s−0.3°25°
2020s−1.1°25°

Change versus the 1960s, the earliest decade on record.

Lucknow weather — FAQ

Which weather model is most accurate for Lucknow? +

Climify backtests all seven models against what actually happened over the last 30 days (ERA5 reanalysis) and ranks them by average error for Lucknow specifically. The live leaderboard on this page shows the current ranking.

What is the climate of Lucknow like? +

Lucknow has a hot climate with clearly distinct seasons. Across the year the average temperature sits around 25.3°C, peaking in May and bottoming out in January. Rainfall is strongly seasonal: July and August bring the bulk of the year's 975 mm, a distinct wet season that dominates the calendar. November is the driest month by contrast. It's a sunny place overall, with roughly 3723 hours of sunshine a year — worth keeping in mind when you compare it against other cities on Climify.

How hot does Lucknow get? +

The hottest temperature on record for Lucknow in the ERA5 archive is 46° (1995-06-16). The warmest month on average is May.

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