Aligarh climate — normals and trends
Aligarh (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 828 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 June (33.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Aligarh averages 0 frost days, 219 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Aligarh between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.6 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 9 January 1980).
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
AligarhUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 27.88°, 78.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
828mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
19.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
219 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
194 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
47.6 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
0.2 °C
9 January 1980
Wettest day
324 mm
19 July 2021
Windiest day
43.3 km/h
22 July 1975
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
14 September 2005
Hottest feels-like
50.5 °C
14 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
-3.4 °C
9 January 1980
Sunniest day
13.2 h
23 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 6 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 25.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 31.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 5 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | -2.8 °C | 35 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | -2.7 °C | 137 mm | +69 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 298 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 254 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 216 mm | +82 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 53 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aligarh?
Aligarh has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 828 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aligarh?
The hottest day measured in Aligarh between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 47.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aligarh?
The coldest day measured in Aligarh between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1980, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Aligarh?
Almost never: Aligarh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Aligarh warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Aligarh.
What is the wettest day in Aligarh?
The wettest day measured in Aligarh between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 2021, with 324 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aligarh?
The windiest day measured in Aligarh between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1975, with winds reaching 43.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aligarh?
The warmest month in Aligarh is June (33.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Aligarh?
Aligarh receives on average 828 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aligarh?
Aligarh gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Aligarh?
Yes: Aligarh has on average 194 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aligarh?
In Aligarh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.5 °C on 14 May 2002, and the lowest was -3.4 °C on 9 January 1980.
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