Chandigarh, the City Beautiful, is located at the foothills of Shivaliks. It receives abundant rainfall during the year.
The
annual rainfall in Chandigarh was 838mm (83.8 cm) during the year 2015 and there were 69 wet days during this year. During an year, the rainfall is maximum during the monsoon season which is from July to September. Almost 60% of the annual rainfall is during these three months (July, August, September).
Average Rainfall in Chandigarh (Monthly Average)
Almost 60-70% of annual rainfall in Chandigarh occurs during the monsoon season which is from July to September months. During an year, the maximum amount of rains occur mostly during the month of August and sky is covered with clouds mostly during this whole month.
The least rainfall occurs mainly during the last quarter of the year i.e. the months of October, November & December. The chances of rain during these three months are very rare and there were just 5 rainy days during these 3 months in the year 2015.
The average monthly rainfall in Chandigarh during the year is given in the below table:
| Month | Average Rainfall (In mm) | Rainy Days |
| January | 50 | 6 |
| February | 50 | 7 |
| March | 111 | 7 |
| April | 21 | 5 |
| May | 20 | 6 |
| June | 53 | 10 |
| July | 273 | 9 |
| August | 99 | 10 |
| September | 134 | 4 |
| October | 25 | 3 |
| November | 0 | 0 |
| December | 2 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 838 | 69 |