Bagalkot climate — normals and trends
Bagalkot (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 702 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bagalkot averages 0 frost days, 237 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Bagalkot has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 26 April 2016) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
BagalkotKarnataka
- coords
- 16.19°, 75.70°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
702mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
8.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
237 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
270 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
43.9 °C
26 April 2016
Coldest day
10.4 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
161 mm
28 May 1942
Windiest day
49.9 km/h
28 May 1942
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
24 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
6 May 1993
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.2 h
26 May 1967
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 34.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 37.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | -3.9 °C | 286 mm | +241 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 159 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 159 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 256 mm | +137 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 195 mm | +68 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 54 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bagalkot?
Bagalkot has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 702 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bagalkot?
The hottest day measured in Bagalkot between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2016, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bagalkot?
The coldest day measured in Bagalkot between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 10.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bagalkot?
Almost never: Bagalkot sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bagalkot warmed?
Yes: Bagalkot warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bagalkot?
The wettest day measured in Bagalkot between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1942, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bagalkot?
The windiest day measured in Bagalkot between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1942, with winds reaching 49.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bagalkot?
The warmest month in Bagalkot is April (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bagalkot?
Bagalkot receives on average 702 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bagalkot?
Bagalkot gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bagalkot?
Yes: Bagalkot has on average 270 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bagalkot?
In Bagalkot, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 6 May 1993, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 11 December 1981.
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