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Delhi Weather in January

In January, Delhi averages a high of 21°C (69°F) and a low of 7°C (45°F), from 52 years of daily records (1973–2025).

21°C
Average high
69°F
7°C
Average low
45°F
30°C
Record high
86°F · January 28, 1991
0°C
Record low
32°F · January 8, 2006

What January Is Like in Delhi

  • The January heat record, 30°C (86°F) on January 28, 1991, has stood for 34 years.
  • January is Delhi's coldest month of the year.
  • The warmest January in the record was 1990; the coldest was 2003.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 10% of January days, and the month averages 18 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Delhi, every January since 1973
17°C21°C24°C19801990200020102020January 1973: 21.1°CJanuary 1974: 21.7°CJanuary 1975: 19.1°CJanuary 1976: 22.1°CJanuary 1978: 20.9°CJanuary 1979: 21.3°CJanuary 1980: 21.3°CJanuary 1981: 20.5°CJanuary 1982: 20.5°CJanuary 1983: 19.9°CJanuary 1984: 20.6°CJanuary 1985: 20.4°CJanuary 1986: 21.2°CJanuary 1987: 21.6°CJanuary 1988: 22.8°CJanuary 1989: 20.5°CJanuary 1990: 23.1°CJanuary 1991: 20.8°CJanuary 1992: 21.1°CJanuary 1993: 20.7°CJanuary 1994: 21.3°CJanuary 1995: 19.6°CJanuary 1996: 21.1°CJanuary 1997: 20.7°CJanuary 1998: 20.6°CJanuary 1999: 18.9°CJanuary 2000: 20.1°CJanuary 2001: 19.7°CJanuary 2002: 20.9°CJanuary 2003: 17.8°CJanuary 2004: 18.7°CJanuary 2005: 20.1°CJanuary 2006: 22.5°CJanuary 2007: 21.7°CJanuary 2008: 20.8°CJanuary 2009: 22.2°CJanuary 2010: 19.4°CJanuary 2011: 20.0°CJanuary 2012: 20.1°CJanuary 2013: 19.6°CJanuary 2014: 20.2°CJanuary 2015: 18.9°CJanuary 2016: 23.1°CJanuary 2017: 22.1°CJanuary 2018: 22.8°CJanuary 2019: 22.0°CJanuary 2020: 20.6°CJanuary 2021: 20.3°CJanuary 2022: 18.5°CJanuary 2023: 19.8°CJanuary 2024: 19.1°CJanuary 2025: 21.8°C
Warmest: 1990 (23.1°C)Latest: 2025 (21.8°C)10-year averageLong-run average (20.7°C)

Look Up a Day in January

See the weather in Delhi on any January date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, New Delhi/Safdarjun (1973–2025). Averages cover 1973–2025. How we compute this

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