Chidawa climate — normals and trends
Chidawa (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 460 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 (34.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Chidawa averages 0 frost days, 233 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 64 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Chidawa between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.5 °C (on 29 May 1944) and the coldest -1.4 °C (on 11 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
ChidawaRajasthan
- coords
- 28.24°, 75.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
460mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
233 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
64 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
190 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
47.5 °C
29 May 1944
Coldest day
-1.4 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
142 mm
1 July 1970
Windiest day
40.9 km/h
15 March 1956
Strongest gust
69.8 km/h
12 April 1955
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
3 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-5.4 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.5 h
9 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 18 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 13 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | -2.8 °C | 123 mm | +82 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | -2.3 °C | 201 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 135 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 34.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 88 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | -2.3 °C | 25 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chidawa?
Chidawa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 460 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chidawa?
The hottest day measured in Chidawa between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1944, reaching 47.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chidawa?
The coldest day measured in Chidawa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -1.4 °C.
Does it snow in Chidawa?
Almost never: Chidawa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chidawa warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Chidawa.
What is the wettest day in Chidawa?
The wettest day measured in Chidawa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1970, with 142 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chidawa?
The windiest day measured in Chidawa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1956, with winds reaching 40.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chidawa?
The warmest month in Chidawa is June (34.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Chidawa?
Chidawa receives on average 460 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 64 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chidawa?
Chidawa gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chidawa?
Yes: Chidawa has on average 190 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chidawa?
In Chidawa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 3 July 1958, and the lowest was -5.4 °C on 11 January 1967.
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