IPL Ground Weather Guide

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Weather Guide: Lucknow IPL Cricket

By Kevin Roth, sports meteorologist. Weather guide for sports fans and bettors.

Overview

Lucknow Super Giants play at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Open-air Uttar Pradesh setting with extreme summer heat during IPL season. Northern plains climate brings hot dry conditions and elevated pre-monsoon storm risk by May.

Weather angle

Northern UP heat is extreme through April and May. Loo winds bring hot dry afternoons. Pre-monsoon dust storms and thunderstorms are the primary weather variables from mid-April onward.