Geography and Climate
| Climate data for Aurangabad | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.47 (90.44) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
17.86 (64.14) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 3.4 (0.134) |
3.4 (0.134) |
6.6 (0.26) |
3.1 (0.122) |
27.5 (1.083) |
110.0 (4.331) |
150.9 (5.941) |
152.2 (5.992) |
145.3 (5.72) |
61.9 (2.437) |
33.1 (1.303) |
13.3 (0.524) |
710.7 (27.98) |
| Source: IMD CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE PERIOD: 1961-1990 | |||||||||||||
The co-ordinates for Aurangabad are N 19° 53' 47" – E 75° 23' 54". The city is surrounded by hills on all directions.
Climate Classification: Aurangabad features a semiarid climate under the Köppen climate classification.
Temperature: Annual mean temperatures in Aurangabad range from 17 to 33 °C, with the most comfortable time to visit in the winter – October to February. The highest maximum temperature ever recorded was 46 °C (114 °F) on 25 May 1905. The lowest recorded temperature was 2 °C (36 °F) on 2 February 1911. In the cold season, the district is sometimes affected by cold waves in association with the eastward passage of western disturbances across north India, when the minimum temperature may drop down to about 2 °C to 4 °C (35.6 °F to 39.2 °F).
Rainfall: Most of the rainfall occurs in the monsoon season from June to September. Average annual rainfall is 711 mm.
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