Ambikāpur climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ambikāpur?

Ambikāpur has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,562 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambikāpur?

The hottest day measured in Ambikāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 43.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ambikāpur?

The coldest day measured in Ambikāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 1.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ambikāpur?

Almost never: Ambikāpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ambikāpur warmed?

Yes: Ambikāpur warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ambikāpur?

The wettest day measured in Ambikāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2011, with 239 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ambikāpur?

The windiest day measured in Ambikāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1972, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ambikāpur?

The warmest month in Ambikāpur is May (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ambikāpur?

Ambikāpur receives on average 1,562 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ambikāpur?

Ambikāpur gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ambikāpur (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,562 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 (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Ambikāpur averages 0 frost days, 118 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.

Ambikāpur has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 1.5 °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

AmbikāpurChhattisgarh

coords: 23.12°, 83.20°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CsaHot-summer MediterraneanWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

23.1°C

Average daily high

28.8°C

Average daily low

18.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,562mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

64%

Average peak wind

12.5km/h

Seasonal range

14.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

118 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

133 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.0 °C

Average feels-like low

18.8 °C

Average peak gust

30.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

186 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.0 °C

27 May 1944

Coldest day

1.5 °C

29 December 1968

Wettest day

239 mm

20 June 2011

Windiest day

37.4 km/h

11 September 1972

Strongest gust

94.3 km/h

11 September 1972

Hottest feels-like

44.7 °C

29 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

-2.1 °C

29 December 1968

Sunniest day

13.0 h

15 May 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.5 °C22 April 2025	5.2 °C9 January 2025	23.1 °C	1,707 mm	142
2024	42.6 °C29 May 2024	5.4 °C15 December 2024	23.9 °C	1,752 mm	155
2023	40.0 °C16 June 2023	5.7 °C7 January 2023	23.9 °C	1,214 mm	154
2022	41.9 °C28 April 2022	5.5 °C28 January 2022	24.0 °C	1,440 mm	137
2021	39.4 °C28 April 2021	4.9 °C20 December 2021	23.6 °C	1,699 mm	152
2020	41.3 °C25 May 2020	4.8 °C11 January 2020	22.8 °C	1,747 mm	126
2019	42.1 °C10 June 2019	3.4 °C28 December 2019	23.7 °C	1,470 mm	131
2018	40.0 °C8 May 2018	4.5 °C30 December 2018	23.6 °C	1,326 mm	163
2017	42.5 °C15 May 2017	5.2 °C13 January 2017	24.2 °C	1,538 mm	145
2016	41.0 °C20 April 2016	5.4 °C23 January 2016	24.0 °C	1,614 mm	138
2015	42.2 °C29 May 2015	5.0 °C19 January 2015	23.6 °C	1,544 mm	161
2014	41.4 °C7 June 2014	4.2 °C29 December 2014	23.2 °C	1,377 mm	132
2013	42.0 °C24 May 2013	4.3 °C8 January 2013	23.0 °C	1,643 mm	122
2012	43.0 °C1 June 2012	3.7 °C27 December 2012	23.5 °C	1,496 mm	124
2011	39.6 °C16 May 2011	3.2 °C4 January 2011	23.1 °C	2,099 mm	122
2010	41.7 °C14 May 2010	4.3 °C7 January 2010	24.3 °C	1,055 mm	161
2009	41.9 °C1 May 2009	7.5 °C2 January 2009	24.3 °C	1,220 mm	163
2008	40.4 °C29 April 2008	3.7 °C2 February 2008	23.2 °C	1,604 mm	121
2007	40.1 °C3 June 2007	5.1 °C24 January 2007	23.1 °C	1,562 mm	115
2006	39.6 °C7 May 2006	6.9 °C26 January 2006	23.5 °C	1,260 mm	138
2005	41.7 °C24 May 2005	5.7 °C21 January 2005	23.6 °C	1,355 mm	132
2004	39.8 °C20 May 2004	5.3 °C28 December 2004	23.3 °C	1,478 mm	131
2003	42.1 °C3 June 2003	2.9 °C17 January 2003	23.2 °C	1,841 mm	118
2002	41.4 °C19 May 2002	4.7 °C3 January 2002	23.4 °C	1,103 mm	139
2001	40.4 °C28 April 2001	2.5 °C6 January 2001	23.2 °C	2,245 mm	117
2000	39.9 °C30 April 2000	5.0 °C5 January 2000	23.1 °C	1,098 mm	143
1999	41.6 °C27 April 1999	3.7 °C11 January 1999	23.4 °C	1,515 mm	119
1998	42.7 °C26 May 1998	6.1 °C3 January 1998	23.1 °C	1,765 mm	121
1997	40.1 °C15 May 1997	4.5 °C23 January 1997	22.8 °C	1,693 mm	110
1996	40.3 °C28 May 1996	5.5 °C10 December 1996	23.0 °C	1,306 mm	120
1995	43.0 °C5 June 1995	4.5 °C14 January 1995	23.1 °C	1,415 mm	120
1994	40.4 °C1 June 1994	5.0 °C18 January 1994	22.9 °C	1,908 mm	98
1993	41.5 °C4 May 1993	5.4 °C24 December 1993	23.1 °C	1,290 mm	124
1992	40.9 °C7 June 1992	4.3 °C2 January 1992	23.1 °C	984 mm	136
1991	40.6 °C26 May 1991	4.0 °C4 January 1991	22.9 °C	1,765 mm	120
1990	38.9 °C22 April 1990	6.4 °C24 December 1990	22.5 °C	1,859 mm	81
1989	40.6 °C21 May 1989	2.3 °C13 January 1989	23.0 °C	1,258 mm	104
1988	42.4 °C27 May 1988	6.5 °C30 December 1988	23.2 °C	1,406 mm	111
1987	39.7 °C5 June 1987	5.7 °C4 January 1987	23.1 °C	1,243 mm	132
1986	40.3 °C9 June 1986	3.7 °C7 January 1986	22.9 °C	1,424 mm	111
1985	40.0 °C30 May 1985	6.9 °C26 January 1985	23.2 °C	1,158 mm	123
1984	42.2 °C24 May 1984	6.0 °C23 December 1984	22.8 °C	1,680 mm	109
1983	39.9 °C3 June 1983	4.1 °C4 January 1983	22.7 °C	1,294 mm	110
1982	38.8 °C31 May 1982	5.8 °C26 December 1982	22.9 °C	1,362 mm	128
1981	39.5 °C15 May 1981	3.0 °C10 January 1981	22.8 °C	1,285 mm	105
1980	41.5 °C5 May 1980	5.7 °C8 January 1980	23.5 °C	1,754 mm	114
1979	41.5 °C6 June 1979	5.8 °C6 January 1979	23.9 °C	809 mm	145
1978	41.6 °C19 May 1978	4.3 °C7 January 1978	22.8 °C	1,469 mm	94
1977	39.5 °C5 June 1977	5.3 °C31 December 1977	23.3 °C	1,940 mm	113
1976	40.1 °C1 June 1976	5.2 °C21 January 1976	23.5 °C	1,295 mm	131
1975	40.5 °C13 May 1975	4.7 °C5 January 1975	22.9 °C	1,688 mm	107
1974	40.7 °C9 May 1974	4.1 °C16 January 1974	23.2 °C	1,002 mm	139
1973	42.1 °C7 May 1973	4.1 °C30 January 1973	23.4 °C	1,463 mm	110
1972	41.3 °C18 May 1972	4.5 °C9 February 1972	23.4 °C	1,324 mm	128
1971	38.7 °C4 May 1971	4.8 °C3 January 1971	22.1 °C	2,523 mm	85
1970	42.6 °C14 May 1970	6.2 °C23 January 1970	22.9 °C	1,835 mm	97
1969	40.7 °C26 May 1969	4.9 °C25 December 1969	23.6 °C	1,612 mm	134
1968	40.8 °C28 May 1968	1.5 °C29 December 1968	22.6 °C	1,638 mm	109
1967	41.5 °C20 May 1967	6.3 °C31 January 1967	23.5 °C	1,840 mm	117
1966	41.7 °C21 May 1966	5.2 °C8 January 1966	23.4 °C	1,373 mm	128
1965	40.3 °C30 May 1965	4.0 °C20 December 1965	23.1 °C	1,326 mm	105
1964	41.2 °C9 June 1964	4.5 °C18 December 1964	23.3 °C	1,676 mm	116
1963	40.3 °C25 May 1963	4.3 °C19 January 1963	22.9 °C	1,591 mm	119
1962	40.8 °C26 May 1962	4.6 °C10 January 1962	22.8 °C	1,476 mm	112
1961	40.6 °C19 May 1961	2.2 °C27 December 1961	22.4 °C	2,350 mm	108
1960	42.3 °C22 May 1960	4.5 °C24 January 1960	23.3 °C	1,414 mm	121
1959	41.3 °C23 May 1959	5.4 °C2 February 1959	23.3 °C	1,687 mm	119
1958	41.6 °C4 June 1958	5.9 °C26 December 1958	23.8 °C	1,755 mm	123
1957	42.0 °C29 May 1957	6.1 °C13 February 1957	23.6 °C	1,212 mm	120
1956	42.7 °C4 May 1956	5.8 °C8 February 1956	22.9 °C	1,721 mm	108
1955	42.3 °C6 June 1955	4.5 °C2 January 1955	23.2 °C	1,362 mm	118
1954	41.6 °C19 May 1954	3.0 °C24 January 1954	23.2 °C	1,241 mm	113
1953	36.0 °C10 June 1953	3.3 °C18 January 1953	20.8 °C	1,899 mm	56
1952	35.3 °C15 June 1952	3.7 °C30 December 1952	20.8 °C	2,109 mm	48
1951	37.1 °C13 May 1951	3.3 °C25 January 1951	21.2 °C	1,712 mm	60
1950	37.8 °C16 May 1950	1.9 °C12 February 1950	21.7 °C	2,082 mm	78
1949	35.8 °C6 May 1949	4.6 °C16 February 1949	21.1 °C	3,052 mm	60
1948	42.6 °C20 May 1948	4.3 °C14 December 1948	22.9 °C	1,656 mm	105
1947	42.5 °C24 May 1947	6.5 °C16 January 1947	23.2 °C	1,429 mm	108
1946	40.8 °C10 May 1946	5.0 °C2 January 1946	23.0 °C	1,876 mm	111
1945	41.8 °C14 June 1945	3.5 °C25 December 1945	22.9 °C	1,655 mm	116
1944	43.0 °C27 May 1944	6.8 °C16 January 1944	22.9 °C	1,778 mm	95
1943	41.0 °C27 May 1943	4.3 °C8 December 1943	22.2 °C	1,473 mm	101
1942	41.5 °C31 May 1942	5.0 °C23 January 1942	22.8 °C	1,558 mm	110
1941	41.8 °C29 May 1941	5.8 °C3 February 1941	22.7 °C	1,137 mm	105
1940	40.7 °C13 May 1940	5.3 °C5 January 1940	22.5 °C	1,403 mm	90

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.1 °C

+0.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

142 d/yr

+24

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1707 mm

+145 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.3 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-22 mm
Feb	29.1 °C	+3.0 °C	1 mm	-27 mm
Mar	32.7 °C	+1.8 °C	25 mm	-3 mm
Apr	36.0 °C	+0.7 °C	14 mm	-6 mm
May	34.1 °C	-3.1 °C	120 mm	+95 mm
Jun	30.4 °C	-2.6 °C	329 mm	+81 mm
Jul	27.7 °C	-0.2 °C	579 mm	+132 mm
Aug	28.8 °C	+1.3 °C	242 mm	-165 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.3 °C	298 mm	+68 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+0.5 °C	98 mm	+23 mm
Nov	25.5 °C	0.0 °C	1 mm	-17 mm
Dec	23.1 °C	0.0 °C	0 mm	-14 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.5 °C

22 Apr 2025

Coldest day

5.2 °C

9 Jan 2025

Wettest day

67.0 mm

18 Jun 2025

Windiest day

23.1 km/h

12 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

27 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

14 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.9 °C

9 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ambikāpur?

Ambikāpur has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,562 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ambikāpur?

The hottest day measured in Ambikāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 43.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ambikāpur?

The coldest day measured in Ambikāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 1.5 °C.

Does it snow in Ambikāpur?

Almost never: Ambikāpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ambikāpur warmed?

Yes: Ambikāpur warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ambikāpur?

The wettest day measured in Ambikāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2011, with 239 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ambikāpur?

The windiest day measured in Ambikāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1972, with winds reaching 37.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ambikāpur?

The warmest month in Ambikāpur is May (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Ambikāpur?

Ambikāpur receives on average 1,562 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ambikāpur?

Ambikāpur gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ambikāpur?

Yes: Ambikāpur has on average 186 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ambikāpur?

In Ambikāpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was -2.1 °C on 29 December 1968.

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