Akaltara climate — normals and trends
Akaltara (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,442 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 (34.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Akaltara averages 0 frost days, 223 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Akaltara has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.2 °C (on 28 May 1998) and the coldest 6.3 °C (on 29 December 1968).
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
AkaltaraChhattisgarh
- coords
- 22.02°, 82.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,442mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
223 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
232 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
48.2 °C
28 May 1998
Coldest day
6.3 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
273 mm
14 August 1960
Windiest day
36.0 km/h
13 October 2014
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
11 September 1972
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 35.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | -4.1 °C | 101 mm | +81 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -2.3 °C | 294 mm | +69 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 522 mm | +110 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 258 mm | -144 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 353 mm | +135 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 151 mm | +87 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Akaltara?
Akaltara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,442 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Akaltara?
The hottest day measured in Akaltara between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1998, reaching 48.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Akaltara?
The coldest day measured in Akaltara between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Akaltara?
Almost never: Akaltara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Akaltara warmed?
Yes: Akaltara warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Akaltara?
The wettest day measured in Akaltara between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1960, with 273 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Akaltara?
The windiest day measured in Akaltara between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2014, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Akaltara?
The warmest month in Akaltara is May (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Akaltara?
Akaltara receives on average 1,442 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Akaltara?
Akaltara gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Akaltara?
Yes: Akaltara has on average 232 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Akaltara?
In Akaltara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 29 December 1968.
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