Akalkuva climate — normals and trends
Akalkuva (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Akalkuva averages 0 frost days, 240 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Akalkuva has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.5 °C (on 18 May 1955) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 22 January 1962).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AkalkuvaMaharashtra
- coords
- 21.55°, 74.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
797mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
240 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
241 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.5 °C
18 May 1955
Coldest day
4.2 °C
22 January 1962
Wettest day
405 mm
1 August 2005
Windiest day
41.2 km/h
2 July 2007
Strongest gust
90.7 km/h
2 July 2007
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
18 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.3 h
23 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | -3.4 °C | 45 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 318 mm | +219 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 164 mm | -92 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 203 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 360 mm | +207 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 35 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Akalkuva?
Akalkuva has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 797 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Akalkuva?
The hottest day measured in Akalkuva between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1955, reaching 45.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Akalkuva?
The coldest day measured in Akalkuva between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1962, at 4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Akalkuva?
Almost never: Akalkuva sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Akalkuva warmed?
Yes: Akalkuva warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Akalkuva?
The wettest day measured in Akalkuva between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2005, with 405 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Akalkuva?
The windiest day measured in Akalkuva between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2007, with winds reaching 41.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Akalkuva?
The warmest month in Akalkuva is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Akalkuva?
Akalkuva receives on average 797 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Akalkuva?
Akalkuva gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Akalkuva?
Yes: Akalkuva has on average 241 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Akalkuva?
In Akalkuva, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 18 May 2016, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 22 January 1962.
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