Indore, the largest city of Madhya Pradesh, sits on the Malwa plateau in central India at around 550 metres above sea level, just north of the Vindhya range at approximately 22.72°N, 75.86°E. Its elevation gives it a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) — hot summers, a wet monsoon and mild, dry winters — with a pleasantly moderate climate for central India.

Summer, from March to June, is hot and dry, with May the hottest month — highs around 39–41°C — though the plateau altitude and very low humidity keep the heat dry and the nights comparatively cool, giving a wide day-to-night swing. The monsoon then arrives in mid-June and runs to September, bringing abundant rain, cloud and substantial cooling.

Winter, from November to February, is mild, dry and sunny, with January the coolest month — highs around 26–27°C and cool nights near 9–11°C, occasionally dropping lower during cold waves sweeping down from the north. Skies are clear and bright; this pleasant, mild, dry stretch is comfortably the best time of year.

Indore receives around 900–1,000 mm of rain a year, almost all of it delivered by the southwest monsoon between June and September, with July and August the wettest, while the rest of the year is very dry. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.

Indore's Malwa plateau setting gives it a reputation for one of the more agreeable climates in central India — hot but dry summers with cool nights, a reliable monsoon, and mild, sunny winters, moderated by an altitude that spares it the worst of the northern plains' extremes of heat and fog.

To follow any single measurement in Indore more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.