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Reference location Delhi 28°37'0"N · 77°13'0"E

Cloud · Annual

Cloud cover data for Delhi, India

Monthly table Season context Hourly classes
The average Cloud Cover of Delhi is around 2/10th although it vary from around 1/10th during Winter (January) to 7/10th during the Monsoon (August). The most cloudy month of the seasonal cycle is August with cloud cover varies from 0/10th to 10/10th. The most clear sky month is of the seasonal cycle is January, with cloud cover varies from 0/10th to 10/10th.

10.0/10th

Maximum

0.0/10th

Minimum

2.4/10th

Average

4

Sky classes

Monthly statistics

MonthCloud Cover, /10th
MinimumMaximumAverageStandard
Deviation
January 0.0 10.0 0.5 ± 1.7
February 0.0 10.0 2.7 ± 3.6
March 0.0 9.9 1.0 ± 2.1
April 0.0 10.0 1.6 ± 2.3
May 0.0 7.8 1.2 ± 1.8
June 0.0 8.6 2.0 ± 2.3
July 0.0 10.0 6.1 ± 2.9
August 0.4 10.0 6.8 ± 2.5
September 0.0 10.0 4.3 ± 3.9
October 0.0 10.0 0.7 ± 1.8
November 0.0 10.0 1.1 ± 2.4
December 0.0 9.9 0.7 ± 2.0

Hourly class share

By month

Cloud cover mix across months

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Reference-location data sheet

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Reference location
Delhi · 5DWH4PLGSL
Coordinate
28.6167°, 77.2167°
Published edition
2019 test / base-year archive
Available records
2,190 hourly rows · 01 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2018
Source
ECMWF ERA5-Land hourly reanalysis · 0.1° × 0.1° regular latitude–longitude grid
Location processing
CDO bilinear interpolation to each listed reference coordinate

Use with professional judgement. These are model-derived, interpolated reference estimates—not measurements at a monitoring station. Local terrain, coastlines, land cover and site conditions can make project-site conditions differ.

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IndianClimate.com. 2019 ERA5-Land baseline meteorological reference for Delhi. Derived from ECMWF ERA5-Land hourly reanalysis using CDO bilinear interpolation. https://doi.org/10.24381/cds.e2161bac. Accessed 2026-11-15.

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