Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is May, averaging a high of 40°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 9°C.
Kanpur, originally named Kanhapur and formerly anglicized as Cawnpore, is a large city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Founded by Rajput ruler Hindu Singh Chandel, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations of British Raj. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-09-04. Each reading placed on Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Kanpur average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is July (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21°C | 9°C | 0 mm |
| February | 25°C | 12°C | 0 mm |
| March | 31°C | 17°C | 0 mm |
| April | 38°C | 22°C | 0 mm |
| May | 40°C | 27°C | 0 mm |
| June | 39°C | 29°C | 3 mm |
| July | 34°C | 27°C | 10 mm |
| August | 33°C | 27°C | 8 mm |
| September | 33°C | 26°C | 8 mm |
| October | 33°C | 21°C | 0 mm |
| November | 28°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| December | 24°C | 10°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 47°C on 2026-05-20
- Coldest day on record: 3°C on 2011-01-09
Percentiles compare each day to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →