Temperature 

There is a meterological observatory in the district at Akola, and the data from this observatory may be taken as representative of the meteorological conditions obtained in the district in general. Temperature rises rapidly after February till May which is the hottest month of the year. In May, the mean daily maximum temperature at Akola is 42.4 °C and the mean daily minimum temperature is 27.5°C. The heat in the summer season is intense during the day and the nights are comparatively tolerable. During the period from April to June, on individual days, the day temperature rises upto about 46° or 47°C. With the arrival of the south-west monsoon in the district by aboyut mid-June there is an appreciable drop in the day temperature and the weather becomes pleasant. After the withdrawal of the monsoon the day temperature increases gradually and a secondary maximum in day temperature is reached in October. However, night temperature decreases progressively after September. Both day and night temperature decreases rapidly from October till December, which is the coldest month in the year. 


The mean daily maximum temperature during this month is 29.3° C and the mean daily minimum temperature is 11.9 ° C. In the rear of the western disturbances, which move across north India in the winter months, cold waves affect the district at times and night temperatures may go down to about 2 to 4 ° C.