Tripura Weather Forecast & Climate Summary
Tripura's terrain of alternating low hill ranges and narrow valleys, combined with being nearly surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides, gives it a distinctive geography among northeastern states and makes cross-border river hydrology relevant to its flood risk. For live interactive rainfall, wind and satellite maps over Tripura, open VayuMet.
Geography & Seasonal Cycle
A series of low, roughly parallel hill ranges — including the Baramura, Atharamura, Longtharai and Sakhan ranges — run broadly north-south across the state, alternating with narrow valleys. Elevations are generally lower than in most other northeastern hill states. Tripura is bordered by Bangladesh on three sides, with only a narrow connection to the rest of India.
The monsoon (roughly May/June-September) is the main rainy season, bringing substantial orographic rainfall to the hill ranges. Winter is mild and comparatively dry; pre-monsoon brings periodic thunderstorms across the state.
Weather Systems by Season
Tripura's low hill ranges catch meaningful monsoon rainfall as moisture moves in from the Bay of Bengal.
The Haora, Gomati and Khowai rivers, draining the surrounding hills into the low-lying Agartala plain, are prone to flooding during heavy monsoon spells.
The state's hill ranges face landslide risk during sustained heavy rain.
Frequencies cited from published IMD/IITM climatology where a source is named inline; day-count figures in the table below are computed directly from the 1951–2025 IMD daily archive.
Seasonal Weather Data
The table below is a state-wide average across Tripura's 8 districts, built from IMD's real 1991-2020 gridded rainfall/temperature normals and 1951-2025 daily archives (not a forecast). Use the district climatology tool linked below for any single district's own figures.
| Season | Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | Mean Max / Min (°C) | Typical Hottest / Coldest (°C) | Sky (Sunny·Partly·Overcast days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Jan–Feb | 30.9 | 6.8 | 26.0 / 12.8 | 29.0 / 10.6 | 39.0·20.0·0.0 |
| Pre-Monsoon (Summer) Mar–May | 550.5 | 50.1 | 32.0 / 21.6 | 33.3 / 16.5 | 22.5·67.8·1.8 |
| Monsoon (SW) Jun–Sep | 1339.6 | 112.2 | 31.7 / 24.9 | 32.5 / 24.3 | 0.0·76.9·45.1 |
| Post-Monsoon Oct–Dec | 201.4 | 20.8 | 28.7 / 18.1 | 32.4 / 11.4 | 37.9·53.4·0.8 |
State figures are a simple average across 8 member districts (IMD Pune 1991–2020 normal; day-count and sky figures from real 1951–2025 daily archives — see District Climatology tool for any single district's own numbers, which can differ substantially from this state average).
Recorded Extremes (IMD 1951–2025 Gridded Data)
- Highest maximum temperature recorded (Gomati): 36.9°C — 1 May 1960
- Lowest minimum temperature recorded (Gomati): 4.4°C — 10 Jan 2013
- Highest 24-hour rainfall recorded (Sipahijala): 464 mm — 29 Apr 1989
- Highest monthly rainfall recorded (West Tripura): 1349 mm — Jun 1976
Computed directly from the real IMD 1951–2025 daily gridded archive — not a forecast, and not the same as a single-station record. IMD's gridded temperature is 1°×1° (~111 km/cell) and rainfall is 0.25°×0.25° (~25 km/cell); both are spatial analyses of many station observations; a famous single-station record (e.g. a specific town's all-time hottest day) will typically read higher than the grid-cell value shown here, since one station reading isn't smoothed over a ~25–111 km box. "Place" is the nearest district to the grid cell where the extreme occurred, not necessarily the exact spot.
Risk Profile
Monsoon (May/Jun-Sep). The Haora, Gomati and Khowai rivers draining into the low-lying Agartala plain are prone to flooding during heavy monsoon rainfall.
Monsoon (May/Jun-Sep). The state's alternating hill ranges face landslide risk during sustained heavy rain.
Monsoon and beyond. As with other northeastern rivers, ongoing erosion along river courses is a chronic concern beyond the flood season itself.
Tripura Weather Highlights
- Tripura's alternating hill-and-valley terrain — a series of low, parallel ranges rather than a single plateau or valley — is distinctive among northeastern states.
- Being nearly surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides makes Tripura's river hydrology genuinely cross-border, similar in principle to Bihar's dependence on rainfall over Nepal, though on a smaller scale.
- The low-lying Agartala plain, fed by rivers draining the surrounding hills, is the state's main flood-risk area despite Tripura's generally lower elevations than other northeastern hill states.
All 8 Districts
Click a district on the District Climatology tool or search it on the 10-day forecast page for its own normals — the grid below is the full current list (India's Local Government Directory codes, cross-checked against the latest state reorganisation).