IPL Franchise Weather Playbook

Delhi Capitals Weather Playbook: Arun Jaitley Stadium and Delhi Extreme Heat

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

Home advantage

Delhi Capitals play at Arun Jaitley Stadium (Feroz Shah Kotla) in Old Delhi. Open-air North India setting with extreme summer heat during IPL season. Loo winds from the west bring hot dry conditions that reach dangerous levels in May.

Road environments

IPL road environments span coastal Mumbai and Chennai humidity, Kolkata pre-monsoon storms, Bengaluru elevation, Ahmedabad dry heat.

Weather angle

Extreme Delhi heat is the defining variable. May matches see afternoon temperatures well over 40°C. Dust storms and pre-monsoon thunderstorms are elevated risk from mid-April onward.