Rishīkesh Weather in January
Rishīkesh in January
The short of it: Rishīkesh in January averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 56 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 10 h 24 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 56 mm · daylight 10 h 24 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Rishīkesh an average January high of 19°, a low of 7° and some 56 mm of rain. The dead of winter in Rishīkesh: highs scarcely reach 19°, nights fall to 7°. Rain is modest, about 56 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 10 h 24 min in mid-January.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates January 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Rishīkesh runs cooler than most and wetter than most in January. Birbhaddar, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
January in Rishīkesh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 2° colder, 34 mm more rain
- Versus February
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 10 h 24 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirbhaddarUttarakhand | 4 km SSW | 20° | 7° | 55 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 6 km N | 19° | 7° | 56 mm |
| Rāīwāla BaraUttarakhand | 12 km SSW | 20° | 7° | 54 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 19 km WNW | 19° | 6° | 57 mm |
| HaridwarUttarakhand | 22 km SW | 20° | 8° | 52 mm |
| RāipurUttarakhand | 30 km NW | 19° | 6° | 59 mm |
| DevaprayāgUttarakhand | 30 km E | 18° | 6° | 59 mm |
| Clement TownUttarakhand | 32 km WNW | 19° | 6° | 60 mm |