Climate
Mysore has a semi-arid climate designated BSh under the Köppen climate classification. The main seasons are summer from March to June, the monsoon season from July to November and winter from December to February. The highest temperature recorded in Mysore was 38.5 °C (101 °F) on 4 May 2006, and the lowest was 7.7 °C (46 °F) on 16 January 2012. The city's average annual rainfall is 804.2 mm (31.7 in).
| Climate data for Mysore (1901–2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
28 (82) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.88 (85.78) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
21 (70) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.09 (66.37) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 4.8 (0.189) |
5.1 (0.201) |
11.6 (0.457) |
62.4 (2.457) |
145.7 (5.736) |
67.3 (2.65) |
74.3 (2.925) |
78.6 (3.094) |
117.6 (4.63) |
158.7 (6.248) |
63.8 (2.512) |
14.3 (0.563) |
804.2 (31.661) |
| Source: India Meteorological Department | |||||||||||||
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