January is one of the cooler months of the year in Nagpur, with average highs near 29.6°C and lows around 12.6°C (mean 21.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 17 mm of rainfall and 46% relative humidity across the period.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Nagpur. Across 45 years of records, the warmest January in Nagpur was 2009 — when the month averaged 23.6°C — while the coldest was 2020 at 18.4°C. Typical January days reach 29.6°C with nights near 12.6°C. The long-term trend is cooling, about 0.3°C per decade.
January is one of the drier months in Nagpur, averaging 17 mm of rainfall. The wettest January on record was 1982 with 113 mm, while the driest were 2007, 2011 and 2018, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Nagpur during January averages 46%. The most humid January was 2020 at 70%, and the least humid was 1989 at 22%.
January receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Nagpur. The sunniest Januarys were 1990 and 1999 at 5.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 3.8.
Average wind speed in Nagpur during January is 1.6 m/s. The windiest Januarys were 1983, 1991 and 1998 at 1.9 m/s, while the calmest were 1988 and 2018 at 1.4 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 21.5°C | 21.0°C | 21.7°C | 20.6°C | 20.2°C | -1.3°C |
| Avg High | 29.6°C | 29.7°C | 30.6°C | 29.3°C | 28.1°C | -1.5°C |
| Avg Low | 13.4°C | 12.3°C | 12.8°C | 12.0°C | 12.4°C | -1°C |
| Avg Rain | 31 mm | 11 mm | 17 mm | 8 mm | 19 mm | -12 mm |
January temperatures in Nagpur have fallen by about 1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
January has ranged from a record low of 5.2°C (1991) to a record high of 36.3°C (2009).
Rainfall in January is one of the drier months, averaging 17 mm, with a wettest year of 113 mm.
One of the best times to visit Nagpur
January is one of the best times to visit Nagpur. Expect days averaging 29.6°C and nights around 12.6°C (mean 21.1°C) — cooler than Nagpur's yearly average — with low rainfall (17 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 | 29.8°C | 21.0°C | 12.2°C | 33.9°C | 7.4°C | 0 mm | 51% | 1.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 28.2°C | 20.5°C | 12.8°C | 30.7°C | 7.6°C | 6 mm | 62% | 1.6 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 28.9°C | 20.7°C | 12.4°C | 32.1°C | 5.7°C | 2 mm | 56% | 1.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 26.2°C | 18.9°C | 11.7°C | 29.3°C | 5.9°C | 65 mm | 66% | 1.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 29.9°C | 21.7°C | 13.5°C | 31.6°C | 8.6°C | 3 mm | 51% | 1.5 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2020 ❄️ | 25.3°C | 18.4°C | 11.5°C | 29.4°C | 5.2°C | 39 mm | 70% | 1.7 m/s | 4 |
| 2019 | 28.5°C | 19.6°C | 10.7°C | 32.0°C | 5.4°C | 19 mm | 39% | 1.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2018 | 30.2°C | 20.8°C | 11.4°C | 33.7°C | 8.8°C | 0 mm | 30% | 1.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 29.4°C | 20.8°C | 12.1°C | 33.6°C | 6.7°C | 2 mm | 47% | 1.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 30.8°C | 22.0°C | 13.2°C | 35.6°C | 7.1°C | 2 mm | 32% | 1.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2015 | 28.5°C | 20.1°C | 11.7°C | 31.2°C | 7.2°C | 19 mm | 49% | 1.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2014 | 28.6°C | 21.0°C | 13.5°C | 30.0°C | 9.8°C | 5 mm | 62% | 1.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2013 | 30.1°C | 21.5°C | 12.9°C | 33.3°C | 8.0°C | 10 mm | 41% | 1.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2012 | 29.1°C | 21.2°C | 13.3°C | 31.9°C | 5.4°C | 14 mm | 48% | 1.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2011 | 28.5°C | 19.2°C | 9.9°C | 32.1°C | 5.4°C | 0 mm | 50% | 1.6 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 29.1°C | 20.0°C | 10.8°C | 31.8°C | 8.1°C | 12 mm | 42% | 1.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2009 🔥 | 32.3°C | 23.6°C | 14.9°C | 36.3°C | 11.0°C | 3 mm | 41% | 1.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2008 | 30.5°C | 21.7°C | 12.9°C | 32.3°C | 8.2°C | 2 mm | 38% | 1.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2007 | 31.0°C | 21.8°C | 12.7°C | 34.6°C | 10.1°C | 0 mm | 35% | 1.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2006 | 31.0°C | 21.4°C | 11.8°C | 34.7°C | 7.9°C | 0 mm | 40% | 1.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2005 | 29.7°C | 21.7°C | 13.7°C | 32.3°C | 9.4°C | 111 mm | 41% | 1.8 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 28.1°C | 20.1°C | 12.1°C | 32.0°C | 8.2°C | 42 mm | 62% | 1.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 31.2°C | 22.4°C | 13.6°C | 35.1°C | 7.8°C | 0 mm | 28% | 1.6 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2002 | 29.8°C | 20.9°C | 12.1°C | 33.7°C | 7.8°C | 10 mm | 42% | 1.7 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 31.4°C | 22.2°C | 13.1°C | 34.9°C | 8.8°C | 6 mm | 25% | 1.5 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2000 | 30.9°C | 21.2°C | 11.5°C | 33.8°C | 7.7°C | 0 mm | 36% | 1.6 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1999 | 28.8°C | 19.3°C | 9.7°C | 32.6°C | 6.5°C | 1 mm | 42% | 1.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1998 | 26.5°C | 19.7°C | 13.0°C | 29.8°C | 6.8°C | 11 mm | 68% | 1.9 m/s | 3.9 |
| 1997 | 28.6°C | 20.0°C | 11.3°C | 33.0°C | 6.0°C | 27 mm | 42% | 1.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1996 | 31.4°C | 23.5°C | 15.6°C | 33.8°C | 11.3°C | 4 mm | 44% | 1.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1995 | 27.2°C | 18.7°C | 10.1°C | 29.6°C | 6.5°C | 50 mm | 53% | 1.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1994 | 29.8°C | 21.6°C | 13.5°C | 34.6°C | 8.6°C | 13 mm | 52% | 1.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 32.2°C | 22.8°C | 13.3°C | 33.6°C | 9.9°C | 0 mm | 26% | 1.7 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1992 | 31.0°C | 21.2°C | 11.5°C | 34.4°C | 7.7°C | 0 mm | 26% | 1.7 m/s | 5 |
| 1991 | 29.8°C | 20.9°C | 12.1°C | 35.4°C | 5.2°C | 0 mm | 47% | 1.9 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1990 | 31.3°C | 22.0°C | 12.7°C | 35.1°C | 9.3°C | 2 mm | 43% | 1.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 31.3°C | 21.3°C | 11.2°C | 35.0°C | 7.2°C | 0 mm | 22% | 1.8 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1988 | 32.2°C | 23.5°C | 14.7°C | 35.5°C | 10.6°C | 1 mm | 35% | 1.4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1987 | 28.7°C | 20.6°C | 12.6°C | 31.6°C | 6.3°C | 43 mm | 55% | 1.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1986 | 28.9°C | 20.6°C | 12.4°C | 31.7°C | 7.6°C | 27 mm | 53% | 1.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1985 | 30.9°C | 23.5°C | 16.1°C | 33.6°C | 12.5°C | 19 mm | 51% | 1.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1984 | 28.3°C | 21.3°C | 14.3°C | 31.6°C | 8.4°C | 35 mm | 64% | 1.8 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1983 | 31.1°C | 21.9°C | 12.7°C | 33.8°C | 8.3°C | 7 mm | 32% | 1.9 m/s | — |
| 1982 🌧️ | 28.2°C | 21.9°C | 15.7°C | 30.4°C | 12.1°C | 113 mm | 69% | 1.6 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 27.2°C | 19.2°C | 11.2°C | 33.8°C | 5.7°C | 37 mm | 57% | 1.6 m/s | — |
Actual recorded January data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in January is around 29.6°C with lows near 12.6°C (mean 21.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
January averages 17 mm of rainfall in Nagpur, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 113 mm in 1982.
The hottest January reached 36.3°C in 2009. The coldest dipped to 5.2°C in 1991.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average January temperatures have fallen by about 1°C. Daytime highs moved from 29.1°C to 28.6°C and overnight lows from 14°C to 12.5°C over the same span.
January is one of the cooler months of the year in Nagpur and one of the drier months, so plan for around 29.6°C daytime highs and 12.6°C at night.
Not quite — January is the 2nd coolest month in Nagpur, averaging 21.1°C.
For January in Nagpur, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.6°C and lows of 12.6°C.
Relative humidity in January averages 46% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in January is 1.6 m/s. The windiest January on record averaged 1.9 m/s (1983).
The wettest January on record was 1982 with 113 mm. On average, January sees 17 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 Nagpur 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.
