Climate
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Gwalior has a sub-tropical climate with hot summers from late March to early July, the humid monsoon season from late June to early October, and a cool dry winter from early November to late February. Under Köppen's climate classification the city has a humid subtropical climate. The highest recorded temperature was 48 °C and the lowest was −1 °C.
Summers start in late March, and along with other cities like Nagpur and Delhi, are among the hottest in India and the world. Temperatures peak in May and June with daily averages being around 33–35 °C (93–95 °F), and end in late June with the onset of the monsoon. Gwalior receives 970 mm (39 in) of rain every year, most of which is concentrated in the monsoon months from late June to early October. August is the wettest month with about 310 mm (12 in) of rain. Winter in Gwalior starts in late October, and is generally very mild with daily temperatures averaging in the 14–16 °C (58–62 °F) range, and mostly dry and sunny conditions. January is the coldest month with average lows in the 5–7 °C range (40–45 °F) and occasional cold snaps that plummet temperatures to close to freezing.
Gwalior can be visited from late October to early March without much discomfort, but the months from April to June should be avoided due to the extreme heat. The monsoon months see sustained, torrential rainfall and risk of disease, and should also generally be avoided.
Citrus fruits are grown here using irrigation methods.
| Climate data for Gwalior | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
42.1 (107.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 16.5 (0.65) |
8.0 (0.315) |
7.0 (0.276) |
2.6 (0.102) |
8.9 (0.35) |
78.7 (3.098) |
261.6 (10.299) |
312.9 (12.319) |
146.2 (5.756) |
42.6 (1.677) |
4.2 (0.165) |
7.7 (0.303) |
900.0 (35.433) |
| Source: IMD | |||||||||||||
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