Arkalgūd climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Arkalgūd?

Arkalgūd has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,234 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Arkalgūd between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1950, reaching 36.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Arkalgūd?

The coldest day measured in Arkalgūd between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 8.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Arkalgūd?

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

Q: Has the climate of Arkalgūd warmed?

Yes: Arkalgūd warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Arkalgūd?

The wettest day measured in Arkalgūd between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1958, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Arkalgūd?

The windiest day measured in Arkalgūd between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Arkalgūd?

The warmest month in Arkalgūd is April (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Arkalgūd?

Arkalgūd receives on average 1,234 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Arkalgūd?

Arkalgūd gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Arkalgūd (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,234 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 April (25.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Arkalgūd averages 0 frost days, 76 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 162 rainy days per year.

Arkalgūd has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 26 April 1950) and the coldest 8.4 °C (on 11 December 1981).

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

ArkalgūdKarnataka

coords: 12.76°, 76.06°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

22.2°C

Average daily high

27.2°C

Average daily low

18.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,234mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

15.2km/h

Seasonal range

4.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

76 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

162 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.9 °C

Average feels-like low

19.8 °C

Average peak gust

35.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

89 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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

36.4 °C

26 April 1950

Coldest day

8.4 °C

11 December 1981

Wettest day

153 mm

8 October 1958

Windiest day

41.6 km/h

24 July 1989

Strongest gust

95.4 km/h

24 July 1989

Hottest feels-like

39.3 °C

9 May 2010

Coldest feels-like

5.7 °C

11 December 1981

Sunniest day

12.1 h

25 May 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.9 °C31 March 2025	11.6 °C22 December 2025	22.5 °C	1,450 mm	81
2024	35.1 °C28 April 2024	13.3 °C17 December 2024	23.4 °C	1,613 mm	93
2023	34.6 °C19 April 2023	11.8 °C10 January 2023	23.0 °C	1,027 mm	71
2022	35.0 °C27 April 2022	12.0 °C19 November 2022	22.6 °C	1,664 mm	62
2021	34.2 °C5 April 2021	12.7 °C21 December 2021	22.7 °C	1,555 mm	62
2020	34.1 °C4 April 2020	14.0 °C26 January 2020	23.1 °C	1,360 mm	88
2019	34.2 °C28 March 2019	12.7 °C16 January 2019	23.1 °C	1,152 mm	94
2018	33.7 °C27 March 2018	12.7 °C2 February 2018	22.8 °C	1,344 mm	74
2017	35.4 °C1 April 2017	13.5 °C30 December 2017	23.0 °C	1,075 mm	89
2016	36.2 °C27 April 2016	12.3 °C11 December 2016	23.3 °C	855 mm	115
2015	34.1 °C5 April 2015	12.5 °C14 January 2015	23.1 °C	1,108 mm	78
2014	34.5 °C29 March 2014	13.0 °C6 January 2014	23.0 °C	1,292 mm	74
2013	34.8 °C8 April 2013	11.7 °C11 December 2013	22.6 °C	1,191 mm	83
2012	34.6 °C29 March 2012	10.5 °C16 January 2012	22.6 °C	1,085 mm	76
2011	33.3 °C30 March 2011	10.4 °C13 January 2011	22.2 °C	1,465 mm	64
2010	35.1 °C11 April 2010	12.7 °C23 December 2010	22.8 °C	1,439 mm	91
2009	34.7 °C6 April 2009	11.7 °C1 January 2009	22.7 °C	1,418 mm	79
2008	34.0 °C14 April 2008	12.2 °C31 December 2008	22.3 °C	1,318 mm	58
2007	35.5 °C4 April 2007	10.6 °C25 November 2007	22.4 °C	1,393 mm	73
2006	34.2 °C24 April 2006	12.4 °C15 February 2006	22.4 °C	1,067 mm	87
2005	35.6 °C18 April 2005	11.0 °C19 November 2005	22.7 °C	1,220 mm	101
2004	35.2 °C19 March 2004	12.2 °C7 December 2004	22.3 °C	1,053 mm	68
2003	34.2 °C9 May 2003	11.9 °C14 December 2003	22.7 °C	961 mm	97
2002	33.9 °C28 April 2002	11.1 °C19 December 2002	22.6 °C	800 mm	84
2001	34.1 °C1 April 2001	11.1 °C10 December 2001	22.3 °C	910 mm	80
2000	35.2 °C9 April 2000	10.9 °C13 December 2000	22.1 °C	1,278 mm	71
1999	33.9 °C5 April 1999	11.9 °C4 January 1999	22.0 °C	1,050 mm	66
1998	35.9 °C7 April 1998	12.4 °C25 December 1998	22.9 °C	1,304 mm	99
1997	33.8 °C18 March 1997	11.8 °C31 January 1997	22.5 °C	1,029 mm	91
1996	36.0 °C25 March 1996	10.8 °C26 December 1996	22.3 °C	1,514 mm	82
1995	34.6 °C26 April 1995	10.5 °C3 January 1995	22.7 °C	796 mm	90
1994	34.9 °C19 March 1994	10.5 °C13 December 1994	22.1 °C	1,240 mm	74
1993	33.3 °C2 May 1993	12.1 °C8 January 1993	22.1 °C	1,087 mm	63
1992	35.0 °C6 April 1992	10.5 °C8 January 1992	22.0 °C	1,270 mm	76
1991	34.9 °C20 March 1991	11.3 °C29 November 1991	22.4 °C	1,175 mm	87
1990	34.0 °C3 April 1990	11.5 °C15 January 1990	22.0 °C	1,060 mm	69
1989	35.0 °C15 April 1989	11.5 °C2 February 1989	22.3 °C	1,026 mm	93
1988	34.5 °C22 March 1988	9.5 °C1 December 1988	22.5 °C	1,039 mm	73
1987	35.5 °C21 April 1987	11.7 °C31 January 1987	22.6 °C	757 mm	87
1986	35.2 °C13 April 1986	12.4 °C7 January 1986	22.4 °C	934 mm	79
1985	34.5 °C10 May 1985	10.9 °C30 November 1985	22.2 °C	754 mm	76
1984	34.8 °C30 March 1984	11.2 °C30 November 1984	22.2 °C	1,077 mm	80
1983	35.1 °C28 April 1983	11.6 °C12 January 1983	22.4 °C	1,282 mm	102
1982	33.3 °C7 April 1982	12.3 °C25 December 1982	22.2 °C	968 mm	87
1981	34.5 °C13 April 1981	8.4 °C11 December 1981	22.1 °C	1,168 mm	72
1980	34.2 °C23 April 1980	11.5 °C15 January 1980	22.3 °C	1,329 mm	85
1979	34.9 °C10 April 1979	12.7 °C29 December 1979	22.6 °C	1,071 mm	75
1978	33.6 °C2 April 1978	11.7 °C17 January 1978	22.0 °C	1,198 mm	60
1977	33.7 °C24 March 1977	11.7 °C27 December 1977	22.2 °C	1,110 mm	63
1976	32.9 °C27 March 1976	11.8 °C11 February 1976	22.0 °C	844 mm	57
1975	36.4 °C28 April 1975	9.7 °C9 January 1975	21.9 °C	1,218 mm	79
1974	33.7 °C14 April 1974	11.2 °C18 November 1974	21.8 °C	1,024 mm	75
1973	34.5 °C20 March 1973	12.4 °C8 November 1973	22.3 °C	1,057 mm	86
1972	34.8 °C26 April 1972	10.4 °C12 January 1972	22.0 °C	960 mm	63
1971	34.2 °C1 April 1971	10.1 °C21 December 1971	21.6 °C	937 mm	48
1970	34.6 °C11 April 1970	9.9 °C14 December 1970	22.0 °C	1,157 mm	62
1969	33.5 °C31 March 1969	11.4 °C26 January 1969	22.3 °C	1,119 mm	73
1968	33.5 °C1 April 1968	10.7 °C13 December 1968	21.9 °C	1,332 mm	41
1967	34.6 °C12 April 1967	11.0 °C5 January 1967	22.0 °C	1,508 mm	66
1966	35.5 °C3 April 1966	10.6 °C15 December 1966	21.9 °C	1,785 mm	82
1965	33.8 °C12 April 1965	11.6 °C8 February 1965	21.7 °C	1,326 mm	47
1964	35.5 °C12 April 1964	10.7 °C28 November 1964	21.7 °C	1,568 mm	96
1963	33.2 °C18 March 1963	11.7 °C18 December 1963	21.5 °C	1,382 mm	39
1962	34.1 °C2 April 1962	10.9 °C5 January 1962	21.6 °C	1,745 mm	44
1961	34.1 °C27 March 1961	11.6 °C29 December 1961	21.7 °C	1,782 mm	67
1960	36.1 °C6 May 1960	11.3 °C2 December 1960	22.0 °C	1,338 mm	99
1959	35.9 °C1 May 1959	12.0 °C24 December 1959	22.2 °C	1,263 mm	96
1958	35.4 °C6 April 1958	12.2 °C22 December 1958	22.3 °C	1,632 mm	79
1957	36.0 °C12 April 1957	11.3 °C7 January 1957	22.2 °C	1,221 mm	93
1956	36.0 °C19 April 1956	10.6 °C17 December 1956	21.4 °C	1,249 mm	66
1955	35.2 °C18 April 1955	10.8 °C11 December 1955	21.7 °C	1,420 mm	78
1954	35.7 °C20 April 1954	10.9 °C8 December 1954	21.8 °C	1,562 mm	81
1953	34.5 °C30 April 1953	11.5 °C23 January 1953	21.5 °C	1,231 mm	92
1952	34.9 °C2 April 1952	12.6 °C20 January 1952	21.6 °C	1,207 mm	89
1951	35.4 °C7 April 1951	9.1 °C2 January 1951	21.5 °C	1,073 mm	88
1950	36.4 °C26 April 1950	10.4 °C24 January 1950	21.2 °C	688 mm	76
1949	33.9 °C26 April 1949	12.1 °C6 March 1949	21.1 °C	1,082 mm	52
1948	35.2 °C15 March 1948	12.1 °C26 December 1948	22.0 °C	1,124 mm	66
1947	33.9 °C23 March 1947	12.0 °C29 December 1947	21.7 °C	1,052 mm	59
1946	34.8 °C29 March 1946	11.0 °C27 January 1946	21.5 °C	1,772 mm	63
1945	34.5 °C20 March 1945	10.2 °C13 December 1945	21.6 °C	1,367 mm	82
1944	34.2 °C17 April 1944	10.9 °C11 December 1944	21.6 °C	1,389 mm	43
1943	34.7 °C19 April 1943	10.8 °C20 January 1943	20.7 °C	2,186 mm	78
1942	34.9 °C29 March 1942	10.8 °C31 December 1942	21.3 °C	1,210 mm	71
1941	35.2 °C1 May 1941	10.3 °C11 December 1941	21.3 °C	1,384 mm	83
1940	34.8 °C2 April 1940	9.7 °C15 January 1940	21.1 °C	1,616 mm	54

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.3 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

81 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1450 mm

+216 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.1 °C	-0.2 °C	5 mm	+1 mm
Feb	30.0 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Mar	32.0 °C	+0.3 °C	15 mm	+3 mm
Apr	31.0 °C	-0.7 °C	69 mm	+14 mm
May	27.9 °C	-1.4 °C	287 mm	+174 mm
Jun	25.6 °C	+0.5 °C	241 mm	+16 mm
Jul	23.8 °C	0.0 °C	292 mm	+1 mm
Aug	24.9 °C	+0.7 °C	286 mm	+88 mm
Sep	25.9 °C	+0.4 °C	65 mm	-63 mm
Oct	27.2 °C	+0.8 °C	170 mm	+29 mm
Nov	26.3 °C	+0.2 °C	10 mm	-42 mm
Dec	25.7 °C	-0.3 °C	11 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.9 °C

31 Mar 2025

Coldest day

11.6 °C

22 Dec 2025

Wettest day

68.6 mm

29 May 2025

Windiest day

31.5 km/h

6 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

73.4 km/h

25 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.8 °C

24 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.5 °C

21 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

9 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Arkalgūd?

Arkalgūd has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,234 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Arkalgūd?

The hottest day measured in Arkalgūd between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1950, reaching 36.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Arkalgūd?

The coldest day measured in Arkalgūd between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 8.4 °C.

Does it snow in Arkalgūd?

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

Has the climate of Arkalgūd warmed?

Yes: Arkalgūd warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Arkalgūd?

The wettest day measured in Arkalgūd between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 1958, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Arkalgūd?

The windiest day measured in Arkalgūd between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Arkalgūd?

The warmest month in Arkalgūd is April (25.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Arkalgūd?

Arkalgūd receives on average 1,234 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 162 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Arkalgūd?

Arkalgūd gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Arkalgūd?

Yes: Arkalgūd has on average 89 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Arkalgūd?

In Arkalgūd, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.3 °C on 9 May 2010, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 11 December 1981.

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