Bijapur climate — normals and trends
Bijapur (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 708 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Bijapur averages 0 frost days, 226 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Bijapur has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 8 May 1988) and the coldest 10.6 °C (on 11 December 1981).
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
BijapurKarnataka
- coords
- 16.82°, 75.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
708mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
22.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
226 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
280 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °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
44.0 °C
8 May 1988
Coldest day
10.6 °C
11 December 1981
Wettest day
176 mm
3 October 2009
Windiest day
55.9 km/h
25 May 1961
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
24 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
21 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
6.1 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.2 h
29 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 35.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 38.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 22 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 33.4 °C | -4.4 °C | 279 mm | +236 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 156 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 134 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 245 mm | +129 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 226 mm | +83 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 63 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bijapur?
Bijapur has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 708 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bijapur?
The hottest day measured in Bijapur between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1988, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bijapur?
The coldest day measured in Bijapur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bijapur?
Almost never: Bijapur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bijapur warmed?
Yes: Bijapur warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bijapur?
The wettest day measured in Bijapur between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 2009, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bijapur?
The windiest day measured in Bijapur between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1961, with winds reaching 55.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bijapur?
The warmest month in Bijapur is April (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bijapur?
Bijapur receives on average 708 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bijapur?
Bijapur gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bijapur?
Yes: Bijapur has on average 280 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bijapur?
In Bijapur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 21 April 2016, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 6 January 1945.
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