Balotra climate — normals and trends
Balotra (India) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 295 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 (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Balotra averages 0 frost days, 269 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 33 rainy days per year.
Balotra has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.2 °C (on 27 May 2024) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 10 February 1950).
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
BalotraRajasthan
- coords
- 25.83°, 72.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
295mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
19.6km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
269 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
33 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
229 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
49.2 °C
27 May 2024
Coldest day
2.0 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
159 mm
18 June 2023
Windiest day
58.5 km/h
7 June 2010
Strongest gust
101.9 km/h
7 June 2010
Hottest feels-like
50.6 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-3.2 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.9 h
21 May 1986
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 42.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 40.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 11 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 37.8 °C | -1.8 °C | 75 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 134 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | -46 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 53 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | -1.8 °C | 10 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 9 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 29.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balotra?
Balotra has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 295 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balotra?
The hottest day measured in Balotra between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2024, reaching 49.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balotra?
The coldest day measured in Balotra between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at 2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Balotra?
Almost never: Balotra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balotra warmed?
Yes: Balotra warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balotra?
The wettest day measured in Balotra between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2023, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balotra?
The windiest day measured in Balotra between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2010, with winds reaching 58.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balotra?
The warmest month in Balotra is May (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Balotra?
Balotra receives on average 295 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 33 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balotra?
Balotra gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balotra?
Yes: Balotra has on average 229 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balotra?
In Balotra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.6 °C on 25 May 2024, and the lowest was -3.2 °C on 10 February 1950.
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