Challakere climate — normals and trends
Challakere (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 615 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 (29.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Challakere averages 0 frost days, 212 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Challakere has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 27 April 2016) and the coldest 9.7 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
ChallakereKarnataka
- coords
- 14.32°, 76.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
615mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
212 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
260 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
40.9 °C
27 April 2016
Coldest day
9.7 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
228 mm
20 May 1955
Windiest day
42.6 km/h
7 August 1979
Strongest gust
83.2 km/h
16 July 1944
Hottest feels-like
44.2 °C
28 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.2 h
23 May 1981
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 | 29.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 35.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 48 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | -2.8 °C | 157 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 83 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 124 mm | +16 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 162 mm | +76 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 39 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 156 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 14 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Challakere?
Challakere has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 615 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Challakere?
The hottest day measured in Challakere between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2016, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Challakere?
The coldest day measured in Challakere between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 9.7 °C.
Does it snow in Challakere?
Almost never: Challakere sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Challakere warmed?
Yes: Challakere warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Challakere?
The wettest day measured in Challakere between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1955, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Challakere?
The windiest day measured in Challakere between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1979, with winds reaching 42.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Challakere?
The warmest month in Challakere is April (29.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Challakere?
Challakere receives on average 615 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Challakere?
Challakere gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Challakere?
Yes: Challakere has on average 260 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Challakere?
In Challakere, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.2 °C on 28 April 2016, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 11 December 1981.
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