January is one of the cooler months of the year in Chitradurga, with average highs near 30.8°C and lows around 15.1°C (mean 23°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 3 mm of rainfall and 56% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Chitradurga. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Chitradurga was 2024 — when the month averaged 24.9°C — while the coldest was 2011 at 21°C. Typical January days reach 30.8°C with nights near 15.1°C. The long-term January temperature trend is broadly flat.
January is one of the drier months in Chitradurga, averaging 3 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 2021 with 63 mm, while the driest were 2012, 2013 and 2020, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Chitradurga during January averages 56%. The most humid January was 2022 at 73%, and the least humid was 2019 at 43%.
January receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Chitradurga. The sunniest January was 1999 at 6.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 4.9.
Average wind speed in Chitradurga during January is 2.4 m/s. The windiest January was 1992 at 3 m/s, while the calmest were 2005, 2012 and 2022 at 2 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.1°C | 22.7°C | 23.0°C | 22.8°C | 23.2°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg High | 30.9°C | 30.8°C | 31.0°C | 30.7°C | 30.4°C | -0.5°C |
| Avg Low | 15.3°C | 14.6°C | 15.1°C | 14.9°C | 16.0°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 2 mm | 2 mm | 1 mm | 1 mm | 14 mm | +12 mm |
January temperatures in Chitradurga have stayed relatively stable across the record.
January has ranged from a record low of 9.3°C (2011) to a record high of 34.9°C (2024).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 3 mm, with a wettest year of 63 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.1°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Chitradurga
January is one of the best times to visit Chitradurga. Expect days averaging 30.8°C and nights around 15.1°C (mean 23°C) — cooler than Chitradurga's yearly average — with low rainfall (3 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.6°C | 22.9°C | 15.1°C | 33.6°C | 12.2°C | 3 mm | 63% | 2.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2024 🔥 | 32.1°C | 24.9°C | 17.6°C | 34.9°C | 15.5°C | 17 mm | 56% | 2.3 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 30.2°C | 22.1°C | 13.9°C | 32.2°C | 11.2°C | 1 mm | 61% | 2.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 28.8°C | 22.4°C | 16.0°C | 32.4°C | 13.8°C | 0 mm | 73% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 🌧️ | 28.8°C | 22.5°C | 16.3°C | 30.6°C | 12.4°C | 63 mm | 72% | 2.4 m/s | 5 |
| 2020 | 31.7°C | 24.3°C | 17.0°C | 34.5°C | 13.2°C | 0 mm | 63% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 31.7°C | 22.9°C | 14.2°C | 33.1°C | 10.8°C | 3 mm | 43% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2018 | 31.0°C | 22.9°C | 14.7°C | 32.7°C | 12.0°C | 0 mm | 52% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2017 | 31.5°C | 23.2°C | 15.0°C | 34.3°C | 12.4°C | 0 mm | 47% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2016 | 31.3°C | 23.5°C | 15.7°C | 34.5°C | 12.9°C | 3 mm | 55% | 2.3 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 29.6°C | 21.9°C | 14.1°C | 31.7°C | 9.4°C | 1 mm | 57% | 2.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2014 | 30.9°C | 23.3°C | 15.7°C | 31.8°C | 13.1°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.7 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2013 | 31.8°C | 23.5°C | 15.2°C | 33.1°C | 13.1°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2012 | 31.6°C | 23.2°C | 14.8°C | 33.5°C | 11.0°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2011 ❄️ | 28.5°C | 21.0°C | 13.5°C | 30.7°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 67% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2010 | 29.0°C | 22.5°C | 15.9°C | 30.7°C | 11.8°C | 5 mm | 68% | 2.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2009 | 31.2°C | 22.6°C | 14.1°C | 34.7°C | 11.2°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2008 | 30.2°C | 21.9°C | 13.7°C | 32.5°C | 11.1°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2007 | 31.3°C | 22.8°C | 14.4°C | 34.1°C | 11.7°C | 0 mm | 50% | 2.5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2006 | 28.8°C | 21.4°C | 13.9°C | 31.1°C | 10.2°C | 1 mm | 67% | 2.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2005 | 31.8°C | 24.2°C | 16.6°C | 33.3°C | 13.1°C | 9 mm | 53% | 2 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2004 | 31.6°C | 23.6°C | 15.6°C | 33.4°C | 12.0°C | 1 mm | 51% | 2.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 2003 | 31.2°C | 23.7°C | 16.2°C | 34.1°C | 13.9°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2002 | 31.4°C | 23.5°C | 15.7°C | 34.4°C | 11.5°C | 0 mm | 58% | 2.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2001 | 31.7°C | 23.5°C | 15.3°C | 33.8°C | 12.4°C | 0 mm | 50% | 2.5 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2000 | 31.1°C | 23.1°C | 15.0°C | 33.7°C | 12.7°C | 1 mm | 53% | 2.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1999 | 30.4°C | 21.8°C | 13.3°C | 32.5°C | 10.7°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1998 | 31.6°C | 24.1°C | 16.5°C | 33.9°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1997 | 29.4°C | 22.0°C | 14.7°C | 31.7°C | 11.0°C | 6 mm | 63% | 2.4 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1996 | 31.1°C | 22.9°C | 14.6°C | 33.0°C | 12.3°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1995 | 29.2°C | 21.9°C | 14.7°C | 32.3°C | 10.6°C | 10 mm | 65% | 2.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1994 | 30.3°C | 22.7°C | 15.2°C | 32.6°C | 11.5°C | 4 mm | 63% | 2.5 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1993 | 31.1°C | 22.2°C | 13.3°C | 33.6°C | 10.2°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1992 | 30.3°C | 21.4°C | 12.6°C | 32.0°C | 9.5°C | 0 mm | 53% | 3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1991 | 33.0°C | 24.7°C | 16.4°C | 34.3°C | 12.2°C | 0 mm | 46% | 2.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1990 | 31.6°C | 22.9°C | 14.2°C | 34.3°C | 11.7°C | 2 mm | 44% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1989 | 32.2°C | 23.4°C | 14.5°C | 34.0°C | 12.6°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.6 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 29.5°C | 21.7°C | 13.9°C | 33.0°C | 12.0°C | 0 mm | 62% | 2.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1987 | 31.6°C | 23.4°C | 15.2°C | 33.2°C | 12.0°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1986 | 30.5°C | 23.1°C | 15.7°C | 32.1°C | 13.6°C | 14 mm | 59% | 2.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1985 | 31.5°C | 24.4°C | 17.3°C | 34.1°C | 14.6°C | 6 mm | 54% | 2.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1984 | 30.9°C | 24.1°C | 17.3°C | 33.1°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.2 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1983 | 31.3°C | 22.6°C | 13.9°C | 34.3°C | 11.7°C | 0 mm | 49% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.3°C | 22.5°C | 14.8°C | 32.3°C | 12.9°C | 0 mm | 60% | 2.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 29.9°C | 22.6°C | 15.2°C | 33.6°C | 10.6°C | 2 mm | 59% | 2.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 30.8°C with lows near 15.1°C (mean 23°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 3 mm of rainfall in Chitradurga, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 63 mm in 2021.
The hottest January reached 34.9°C in 2024. The coldest dipped to 9.3°C in 2011.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have fallen by about 0.2°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 15.7°C to 15.8°C while daytime highs eased from 30.8°C to 30.1°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Chitradurga and one of the drier months, so plan for around 30.8°C daytime highs and 15.1°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 3rd coolest month in Chitradurga, averaging 23°C.
For January in Chitradurga, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 30.8°C and lows of 15.1°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 56% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in January is 2.4 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 3 m/s (1992).
The wettest January on record was 2021 with 63 mm. On average, January sees 3 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Chitradurga behaves each January, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for January specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
