Bhatkal climate — normals and trends
Bhatkal (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 3,717 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhatkal averages 0 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Bhatkal 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 34.0 °C (on 16 February 2017) and the coldest 20.6 °C (on 2 January 1951).
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
BhatkalKarnataka
- coords
- 13.99°, 74.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
27.7°C
Average daily low
25.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,717mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
28.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
34.0 °C
16 February 2017
Coldest day
20.6 °C
2 January 1951
Wettest day
347 mm
8 June 1957
Windiest day
58.4 km/h
11 May 1943
Strongest gust
104.8 km/h
15 May 2021
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
6 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
19.2 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 28.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 820 mm | +623 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 854 mm | -114 mm |
| Jul | 26.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1106 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 778 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 304 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 267 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhatkal?
Bhatkal has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 3,717 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhatkal?
The hottest day measured in Bhatkal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2017, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhatkal?
The coldest day measured in Bhatkal between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at 20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bhatkal?
Almost never: Bhatkal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhatkal warmed?
Yes: Bhatkal warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhatkal?
The wettest day measured in Bhatkal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1957, with 347 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhatkal?
The windiest day measured in Bhatkal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1943, with winds reaching 58.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhatkal?
The warmest month in Bhatkal is April (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhatkal?
Bhatkal receives on average 3,717 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhatkal?
Bhatkal gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhatkal?
Yes: Bhatkal has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhatkal?
In Bhatkal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 6 May 1998, and the lowest was 19.2 °C on 11 December 1981.
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