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Climate in Hisar


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Hisar has a continental climate, with very hot summers and relatively cool winters. The main characteristics of climate in Hisar are dryness, extremes of temperature and scanty rainfall. The city witnesses very hot summers and cool winters. The maximum day temperature during the summer varies between 40 to 46-degree Celsius. During winter its ranges between 1.5-degree to 4-degree Celsius. Maximum temperature recorded is 48.3 °C in May 1944 whereas the minimum temperature recorded is −3.9 °C in January 1929. Annual average maximum and minimum temperature is 31.5 and 16.2 °C, respectively. Relative humidity varies from 5 to 100 per cent.

Hisar is located on the outer margins of the South-west monsoon region. The average annual rainfall is around 450 mm most of which occurs during the months of July and August. The annual highest rainfall of 793.6 mm was recorded in 1976 and the lowest of 145.2 mm in 2000. Dew is observed in December and January. Hot winds, locally known as Loo, are strong and frequent from May to July.

Occasionally dust-storms are experienced during summer months and hail-storms during February to April. Fog prevails generally in December and January months. Thunder-storms also occur during post monsoon season and summer months
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