Bikaner climate — normals and trends
Bikaner (India) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 220 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 June (35.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bikaner averages 0 frost days, 249 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 35 rainy days per year.
Bikaner has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.2 °C (on 19 May 2016) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 12 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
BikanerRajasthan
- coords
- 28.02°, 73.31°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
33.1°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
220mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
19.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
249 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
35 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
212 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
19 May 2016
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
12 January 1945
Wettest day
185 mm
19 July 1953
Windiest day
56.5 km/h
8 February 1950
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
8 February 1950
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
13 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-4.5 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.3 h
2 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 41.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 41.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 40.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 31 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 35.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 113 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 35.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 86 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 35.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 38 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 19 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bikaner?
Bikaner has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 220 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bikaner?
The hottest day measured in Bikaner between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2016, reaching 49.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bikaner?
The coldest day measured in Bikaner between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1945, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bikaner?
Almost never: Bikaner sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bikaner warmed?
Yes: Bikaner warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bikaner?
The wettest day measured in Bikaner between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1953, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bikaner?
The windiest day measured in Bikaner between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, with winds reaching 56.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bikaner?
The warmest month in Bikaner is June (35.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bikaner?
Bikaner receives on average 220 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 35 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bikaner?
Bikaner gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bikaner?
Yes: Bikaner has on average 212 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bikaner?
In Bikaner, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 13 June 2025, and the lowest was -4.5 °C on 11 February 1950.
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