Bhadrāchalam climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bhadrāchalam?

Bhadrāchalam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 1,377 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Bhadrāchalam between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2015, reaching 46.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bhadrāchalam?

The coldest day measured in Bhadrāchalam between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 10.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bhadrāchalam?

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

Q: Has the climate of Bhadrāchalam warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Bhadrāchalam?

The wettest day measured in Bhadrāchalam between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2015, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bhadrāchalam?

The windiest day measured in Bhadrāchalam between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1943, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bhadrāchalam?

The warmest month in Bhadrāchalam is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bhadrāchalam?

Bhadrāchalam receives on average 1,377 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bhadrāchalam?

Bhadrāchalam gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bhadrāchalam (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 1,377 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Bhadrāchalam averages 0 frost days, 276 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.

Bhadrāchalam 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 46.2 °C (on 20 May 2015) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 7 January 1945).

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

BhadrāchalamTelangana

coords: 17.67°, 80.89°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthDecemberWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.7°C

Average daily high

32.8°C

Average daily low

23.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,377mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

12.0km/h

Seasonal range

9.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

276 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

125 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.9 °C

Average feels-like low

26.8 °C

Average peak gust

28.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

292 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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

46.2 °C

20 May 2015

Coldest day

10.5 °C

7 January 1945

Wettest day

263 mm

20 June 2015

Windiest day

46.6 km/h

1 November 1943

Strongest gust

110.2 km/h

1 November 1943

Hottest feels-like

51.7 °C

14 May 1970

Coldest feels-like

7.4 °C

7 January 1945

Sunniest day

12.9 h

31 May 2024

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.6 °C24 April 2025	15.1 °C13 December 2025	28.2 °C	1,370 mm	328
2024	43.6 °C31 May 2024	16.0 °C16 December 2024	28.8 °C	1,640 mm	326
2023	42.5 °C3 June 2023	15.0 °C8 January 2023	28.6 °C	1,460 mm	311
2022	43.1 °C2 June 2022	16.0 °C28 January 2022	28.6 °C	1,476 mm	322
2021	41.3 °C28 May 2021	15.7 °C21 December 2021	28.4 °C	1,520 mm	326
2020	43.0 °C21 May 2020	16.0 °C23 December 2020	28.6 °C	1,663 mm	321
2019	43.7 °C5 May 2019	13.2 °C2 January 2019	28.7 °C	1,671 mm	304
2018	43.2 °C30 May 2018	14.9 °C6 January 2018	28.5 °C	1,500 mm	308
2017	45.5 °C18 May 2017	14.4 °C29 December 2017	28.7 °C	1,424 mm	326
2016	43.8 °C26 May 2016	15.0 °C22 December 2016	28.7 °C	1,710 mm	336
2015	46.2 °C20 May 2015	14.0 °C13 January 2015	28.6 °C	1,335 mm	333
2014	42.1 °C31 May 2014	14.4 °C28 December 2014	28.1 °C	1,134 mm	314
2013	44.5 °C24 May 2013	14.3 °C13 January 2013	27.7 °C	1,506 mm	293
2012	44.1 °C27 May 2012	12.2 °C14 January 2012	28.0 °C	1,436 mm	296
2011	41.1 °C23 May 2011	13.5 °C7 January 2011	28.0 °C	1,185 mm	321
2010	41.7 °C11 May 2010	12.5 °C20 December 2010	28.0 °C	2,055 mm	268
2009	41.6 °C21 April 2009	14.7 °C26 December 2009	28.6 °C	921 mm	328
2008	42.5 °C15 May 2008	15.9 °C4 January 2008	27.9 °C	1,240 mm	320
2007	43.7 °C19 May 2007	14.3 °C23 November 2007	28.1 °C	1,608 mm	313
2006	41.0 °C11 May 2006	13.2 °C28 January 2006	27.8 °C	1,864 mm	300
2005	43.1 °C13 June 2005	13.8 °C8 December 2005	28.1 °C	1,385 mm	271
2004	41.2 °C24 May 2004	13.7 °C12 January 2004	27.5 °C	1,347 mm	273
2003	44.5 °C4 June 2003	14.3 °C18 January 2003	28.1 °C	1,572 mm	273
2002	44.4 °C13 May 2002	13.7 °C4 January 2002	28.3 °C	860 mm	316
2001	42.8 °C11 May 2001	14.4 °C30 January 2001	27.7 °C	1,023 mm	285
2000	42.3 °C14 May 2000	14.0 °C29 December 2000	27.6 °C	1,266 mm	286
1999	42.6 °C14 April 1999	12.3 °C11 January 1999	27.7 °C	1,119 mm	273
1998	44.8 °C24 May 1998	12.9 °C14 December 1998	28.5 °C	1,683 mm	301
1997	42.8 °C22 May 1997	13.4 °C23 January 1997	28.1 °C	937 mm	300
1996	43.4 °C29 May 1996	14.3 °C10 December 1996	28.2 °C	1,233 mm	315
1995	44.6 °C7 June 1995	14.9 °C19 January 1995	28.1 °C	992 mm	287
1994	42.7 °C11 May 1994	14.0 °C24 December 1994	27.6 °C	1,277 mm	259
1993	42.2 °C6 May 1993	13.2 °C22 February 1993	27.8 °C	1,027 mm	283
1992	42.5 °C20 May 1992	12.4 °C5 January 1992	27.6 °C	931 mm	268
1991	42.6 °C1 May 1991	13.9 °C15 December 1991	27.8 °C	1,209 mm	270
1990	41.6 °C20 April 1990	14.8 °C28 December 1990	27.3 °C	2,432 mm	277
1989	41.8 °C30 April 1989	13.9 °C16 December 1989	27.6 °C	1,632 mm	287
1988	43.3 °C10 May 1988	12.5 °C30 November 1988	28.1 °C	1,348 mm	293
1987	41.9 °C5 June 1987	14.0 °C19 December 1987	28.3 °C	842 mm	312
1986	42.8 °C18 May 1986	15.0 °C30 January 1986	27.8 °C	1,052 mm	267
1985	41.7 °C2 May 1985	14.6 °C29 November 1985	27.7 °C	1,095 mm	273
1984	43.1 °C26 May 1984	12.4 °C30 November 1984	27.9 °C	850 mm	294
1983	42.2 °C30 May 1983	12.0 °C28 December 1983	27.8 °C	1,569 mm	254
1982	42.0 °C30 May 1982	15.4 °C3 January 1982	27.9 °C	1,008 mm	273
1981	43.5 °C15 June 1981	13.8 °C6 December 1981	27.8 °C	908 mm	276
1980	44.1 °C25 May 1980	14.4 °C15 December 1980	28.2 °C	1,276 mm	303
1979	44.8 °C21 May 1979	15.8 °C25 December 1979	28.6 °C	865 mm	288
1978	45.0 °C21 May 1978	14.7 °C14 January 1978	27.9 °C	1,388 mm	276
1977	42.3 °C20 May 1977	14.5 °C15 December 1977	27.8 °C	967 mm	289
1976	42.9 °C1 May 1976	14.2 °C22 January 1976	27.8 °C	1,441 mm	269
1975	44.0 °C19 May 1975	13.2 °C6 January 1975	27.4 °C	1,828 mm	237
1974	41.6 °C30 April 1974	13.6 °C1 December 1974	27.6 °C	985 mm	269
1973	44.8 °C8 May 1973	14.9 °C15 December 1973	28.1 °C	1,007 mm	283
1972	44.2 °C23 May 1972	14.3 °C6 January 1972	28.0 °C	799 mm	275
1971	42.1 °C4 May 1971	14.1 °C27 December 1971	27.1 °C	853 mm	253
1970	45.0 °C16 May 1970	11.5 °C10 December 1970	27.5 °C	1,687 mm	275
1969	43.0 °C27 May 1969	14.9 °C29 December 1969	27.8 °C	1,422 mm	282
1968	42.5 °C9 May 1968	12.6 °C16 January 1968	27.7 °C	1,643 mm	271
1967	45.3 °C2 June 1967	15.4 °C23 January 1967	28.1 °C	1,803 mm	292
1966	44.6 °C20 May 1966	13.9 °C13 December 1966	27.6 °C	1,595 mm	256
1965	42.9 °C28 May 1965	16.1 °C23 December 1965	27.5 °C	1,895 mm	283
1964	44.8 °C28 May 1964	15.3 °C23 November 1964	27.7 °C	1,418 mm	250
1963	44.9 °C29 May 1963	13.9 °C23 January 1963	27.2 °C	1,342 mm	232
1962	43.2 °C25 May 1962	12.6 °C1 January 1962	26.9 °C	1,509 mm	229
1961	41.8 °C20 May 1961	12.8 °C30 December 1961	27.0 °C	1,331 mm	207
1960	43.4 °C24 May 1960	14.5 °C1 December 1960	27.8 °C	1,251 mm	287
1959	44.2 °C26 May 1959	15.0 °C29 December 1959	27.5 °C	1,746 mm	258
1958	44.6 °C3 June 1958	16.4 °C25 January 1958	27.9 °C	1,279 mm	254
1957	43.6 °C11 June 1957	14.8 °C25 January 1957	28.0 °C	1,225 mm	293
1956	45.9 °C8 May 1956	15.7 °C12 February 1956	27.2 °C	1,809 mm	216
1955	44.7 °C7 June 1955	13.4 °C15 November 1955	27.2 °C	1,980 mm	228
1954	45.4 °C27 May 1954	16.1 °C11 December 1954	27.8 °C	1,285 mm	245
1953	42.3 °C31 May 1953	10.9 °C25 January 1953	26.0 °C	1,485 mm	201
1952	41.0 °C19 May 1952	13.7 °C28 December 1952	26.3 °C	1,349 mm	250
1951	38.7 °C13 May 1951	12.9 °C7 December 1951	25.9 °C	1,782 mm	222
1950	41.8 °C20 May 1950	13.3 °C25 November 1950	25.9 °C	1,613 mm	198
1949	39.1 °C5 May 1949	13.5 °C8 February 1949	25.9 °C	1,759 mm	175
1948	45.1 °C21 May 1948	12.4 °C15 December 1948	27.4 °C	1,290 mm	251
1947	45.8 °C24 May 1947	14.7 °C26 December 1947	27.6 °C	1,112 mm	244
1946	44.6 °C11 May 1946	13.4 °C8 January 1946	27.4 °C	1,117 mm	271
1945	45.7 °C17 May 1945	10.5 °C7 January 1945	27.6 °C	1,252 mm	256
1944	45.0 °C30 May 1944	15.6 °C21 November 1944	27.4 °C	1,543 mm	279
1943	42.4 °C30 April 1943	10.6 °C9 December 1943	26.2 °C	1,789 mm	190
1942	41.2 °C8 May 1942	14.1 °C9 December 1942	26.8 °C	1,232 mm	243
1941	44.4 °C30 May 1941	14.8 °C12 December 1941	27.3 °C	1,265 mm	276
1940	42.6 °C13 May 1940	15.0 °C10 January 1940	26.6 °C	1,885 mm	229

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.4 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

328 d/yr

+52

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1370 mm

-7 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.7 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
Feb	34.9 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
Mar	37.1 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-18 mm
Apr	37.8 °C	+0.2 °C	14 mm	-10 mm
May	35.8 °C	-3.3 °C	179 mm	+127 mm
Jun	34.1 °C	-0.9 °C	124 mm	-95 mm
Jul	31.8 °C	+0.7 °C	315 mm	-33 mm
Aug	31.5 °C	+0.7 °C	312 mm	-3 mm
Sep	32.0 °C	+0.8 °C	259 mm	+29 mm
Oct	31.8 °C	+0.5 °C	161 mm	+51 mm
Nov	31.5 °C	+1.3 °C	5 mm	-26 mm
Dec	30.6 °C	+1.5 °C	2 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.6 °C

24 Apr 2025

Coldest day

15.1 °C

13 Dec 2025

Wettest day

69.1 mm

24 Jul 2025

Windiest day

22.1 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

7 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.4 °C

22 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.5 °C

13 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bhadrāchalam?

Bhadrāchalam has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 1,377 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhadrāchalam?

The hottest day measured in Bhadrāchalam between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2015, reaching 46.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bhadrāchalam?

The coldest day measured in Bhadrāchalam between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 10.5 °C.

Does it snow in Bhadrāchalam?

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

Has the climate of Bhadrāchalam warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Bhadrāchalam?

The wettest day measured in Bhadrāchalam between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2015, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bhadrāchalam?

The windiest day measured in Bhadrāchalam between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1943, with winds reaching 46.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bhadrāchalam?

The warmest month in Bhadrāchalam is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Bhadrāchalam?

Bhadrāchalam receives on average 1,377 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bhadrāchalam?

Bhadrāchalam gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bhadrāchalam?

Yes: Bhadrāchalam has on average 292 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhadrāchalam?

In Bhadrāchalam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.7 °C on 14 May 1970, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 7 January 1945.

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