Delhi

:This article deals with the city of Delhi. For the capital of India see New Delhi.

Climate

Delhi has a semi-arid climate with high variation between summer and winter temperatures. The summers are long starting in early April and lasting till October with the rainy season in between. Extreme temperatures have ranged from a minimum of −2 to a maximum of 47 C http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm. These are historical records and typically winter nights almost never go below +2C or summer afternoons above 45 degrees C.

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The average annual rainfall is approximately 67cm or 27 inches, most of which falls in the months of July and August during the Monsoon. Traditionally, the Monsoon is supposed to touch Delhi on June 29th every year.

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