Lucknow Holiday Weather Overview
Lucknow is a vibrant cultural city in central India's state of Uttar Pradesh, 150kms from the Nepalese border. Lucknow is on the River Gomti, in the centre of the country's northern Ganges plains. Lucknow's heritage is linked with the Persians and there are fine old mansions and attractive gardens dotted around the city.
Lucknow's skyline is dominated by beautiful towers, domes and minarets. Tourist sites in Lucknow include the majestic Bara Imambara Muslim shrine, the Chhota Imambaram Mausoleum, Dilkhusha Garden and the Raj era Vidhan Sabha government building. Lucknow Museum is in the old city quarter and houses vast collections of artefacts, anthropological exhibits, coins, sculptures and paintings.
No visit to Lucknow would be complete without visiting Kukrail Crocodile Park or the zoo. Lucknow Zoo is a big facility with a wide range of species that includes white tigers, Himalayan black bears and golden pheasants. Traditional bazaars such as Aminabad or Nakhhas are lively shopping destinations. The Hazratganj district provides more upscale retail outlets.
When is the best month to visit Lucknow?
Lucknow is at its best during the winter months. Just after the rainy season parks such as Ambedkar Memorial and Swarn Jayanti as well as Sikandarbagh National Botanical Garden are lush and colourful. The weather in Lucknow between October and February is perfect for sightseeing in the city or travelling to Kukrail and Kanpur.
Climate in Lucknow
Lucknow weather is fairly warm and subtropical with most of the rainfall occurring during the monsoon season. The climate in Lucknow has three seasons: summer (March to mid-June), rainy season (mid-June to September) and winter (October to February). Summer weather in Lucknow sees average daytime temperatures of 35 °C, which sometimes creep over the 40 °C mark in May. In winter temperatures can drop to 4 °C.
Lucknow, the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India, enjoys a warm humid subtropical climate.
Summer in Lucknow
Throughout summer months, from April till June, Lucknow remains hot and humid enough with the average high of 39°C. On the other hand the minimums stand at high twenties. May with more than 40°C is considered as the hottest month of the year while April remains sunniest with 8 hours of sunshine per day. During these summer months Lucknow gets very poor level of precipitation.
Rainy season in Lucknow
Rainy season in Lucknow appears in June and lasts till early October. August is the wettest month of the year when Lucknow gets around 313mm of rainfall. Although the monsoon months receive abundant of rainfall, temperature hardly falls below 25°C. On the other hand the average high stands at 32°C.
Winter in Lucknow
Winter, from December till February, is the best season to visit Lucknow. During this period the average high falls dramatically and stands at 23°C while the low fluctuate between 7-12°C. January is the coldest month of the year when the average low stands at 6.9°C. Fog is quite common from late December to January. Moreover, during this period Lucknow receives a little rainfall which makes the daytime more pleasurable.
What to pack and wear in Lucknow?
Winter visitors to Lucknow will see warm days where they can get away with light clothes and shorts. Evenings may require stout shoes, long trousers and a jumper. In December and January there is often fog which is best protected against with a jacket and scarf. In summer Lucknow weather only needs lightweight casual wear, and hat and sunglasses for the strong sun. The only extra packing needed for the rainy season is an umbrella.
Best months to visit Lucknow?
January and December are the best month to go for holiday or travel to Lucknow. The weather averages gathered from Lucknow weather forecast and Lucknow weather history also forecast these months temperature to be around 22°c and average of 317.1333 hours of sunshine in a month.
Coldest months of Lucknow?
January and December are the coldest months with temperature at around 11°c.
Which months receive most rainfall in Lucknow?
July and August receive most rainfall with precipitation count of 367.79mm.
Travelling to Lucknow? Check out our Weather averages of Lucknow to better plan your holiday or travel.
If you would just like to know what the weather was for a past dates for research or education or you are just curious then visit our historical weather of Lucknow section.