Climate of UP

The climate of Uttar Pradesh is generally defined as tropical monsoon type.

Retreating Monsoon season has a very negligible effect in Uttar Pradesh and only occasional mild showers are experienced in winter.

Some of these showers are not even due to the Monsoon but due to western disturbances.

Winter Season	Cold (temperatures drop to 3-4°C, sometimes below -1°C); clear skies; foggy conditions in some tracts	November to February
Summer Season	Hot & dry (temperatures rise to 45°C, sometimes 47-48°C); low relative humidity (20%); dust-laden winds.	March, April and May
South-west Monsoon	85% of the average annual rainfall of 990mm. Fall in temperature 40-45° on rainy days.	June, July, August, September and October