Basavakalyan climate — normals and trends
Basavakalyan (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 895 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Basavakalyan averages 0 frost days, 198 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Basavakalyan has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 17 May 1948) and the coldest 8.6 °C (on 6 January 1962).
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
BasavakalyanKarnataka
- coords
- 17.87°, 76.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
895mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
198 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
246 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 = 0.42 · 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
44.1 °C
17 May 1948
Coldest day
8.6 °C
6 January 1962
Wettest day
172 mm
19 July 1956
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
24 July 1989
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
24 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
7 May 2013
Coldest feels-like
5.3 °C
6 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.4 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 36.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 22 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 34.0 °C | -4.3 °C | 226 mm | +191 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | -1.8 °C | 108 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 223 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 293 mm | +113 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 384 mm | +214 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 115 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 28.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Basavakalyan?
Basavakalyan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 895 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Basavakalyan?
The hottest day measured in Basavakalyan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1948, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Basavakalyan?
The coldest day measured in Basavakalyan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1962, at 8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Basavakalyan?
Almost never: Basavakalyan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Basavakalyan warmed?
Yes: Basavakalyan warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Basavakalyan?
The wettest day measured in Basavakalyan between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1956, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Basavakalyan?
The windiest day measured in Basavakalyan between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Basavakalyan?
The warmest month in Basavakalyan is May (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Basavakalyan?
Basavakalyan receives on average 895 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Basavakalyan?
Basavakalyan gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Basavakalyan?
Yes: Basavakalyan has on average 246 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Basavakalyan?
In Basavakalyan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 7 May 2013, and the lowest was 5.3 °C on 6 January 1962.
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