Indore is 0.9°C (1.6°F) warmer by day, Bhopal gets 321 mm (12.6 in) more rain a year.
Bhopal is at its warmest in May and coolest in January, while Indore peaks in May and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Indore is the warmer of the two in 10 of 12 months.
Bhopal is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,211 mm (47.7 in) of rain a year against 890 mm (35 in) in Indore. The most comfortable time to visit is February, October and November in Bhopal and January, November and December in Indore.
| Bhopal | Metric | Indore |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 35.6°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 36.5°C |
| 15.3°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 16.2°C |
| May | 🔥Hottest month | May |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,211 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 890 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | July |
| April | 🏜️Driest month | February |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 52% | 💧Average humidity | 51% |
| 2.4 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Bhopal typically falls to around 15.3°C (59.5°F) while Indore settles near 16.2°C (61.2°F).
Bhopal is hottest in May and coldest in January, whereas Indore peaks in May and is coolest in January.
Bhopal sees the most rain in July and the least in April; Indore is wettest in July and driest in February.
Bhopal feels the more humid of the two, averaging 52% relative humidity against 51%.
For Indore, the pick of the year is January, November and December.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Bhopal | Indore | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 5.4 | 18 | 30.6 | 7.4 | 20 | 32.5 |
| February | 7.6 | 21.1 | 34.5 | 9.7 | 22.9 | 36.1 |
| March | 12.1 | 25.9 | 39.7 | 13.8 | 27.4 | 40.9 |
| April | 17.9 | 30.5 | 43.1 | 19 | 31.5 | 43.9 |
| May | 23.2 | 34🔥 | 44.9 | 23.2 | 34.1🔥 | 45 |
| June | 23.7 | 33.7 | 43.7 | 23.6 | 33.5 | 43.4 |
| July | 22.4 | 29 | 35.7 | 22.4 | 28.9 | 35.4 |
| August | 21.6 | 26.6 | 31.7 | 21.7 | 26.8 | 31.9 |
| September | 19.2 | 25.4 | 31.6 | 19.7 | 26.2 | 32.7 |
| October | 14 | 22.9 | 31.7 | 14.8 | 24 | 33.2 |
| November | 10 | 20.3 | 30.6 | 11.3 | 21.8 | 32.3 |
| December | 6.4 | 17.9❄️ | 29.4 | 8.3 | 19.7❄️ | 31.1 |
| Annual Avg | 15.3 | 25.4 | 35.6 | 16.2 | 26.4 | 36.5 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Bhopal and Indore feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Bhopal and Indore — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Indore is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 36.5°C (97.7°F) against 35.6°C (96.1°F) in Bhopal — roughly 0.9°C (1.6°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Indore, with average lows of 16.2°C (61.2°F) versus 15.3°C (59.5°F).
Bhopal is hottest in May, averaging highs of about 44.9°C (112.8°F), while Indore peaks in May at around 45°C (113°F). That makes Indore the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Bhopal gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 5.4°C (41.7°F), compared with 7.4°C (45.4°F) at the low point of the year in Indore.
Bhopal is the wetter city, collecting about 1,211 mm (47.7 in) of rain a year versus 890 mm (35 in) in Indore. Bhopal is wettest in July and driest in April; Indore is wettest in July and driest in February.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 52% in Bhopal and 51% in Indore across the year.
The most comfortable months in Bhopal are February, October and November, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Indore is at its most pleasant around January, November and December, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Indore is the warmer city in 10 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 2°C (3.6°F), and narrowest in May, about 0.1°C (0.2°F).
Bhopal has the bigger seasonal swing, about 16.1°C (29°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 14.4°C (25.9°F) in Indore — so Indore has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Indore comes out ahead — it offers warmer days and less rain than Bhopal. Bhopal is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather and more rainfall.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Bhopal and Indore, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
