Chīrāla climate — normals and trends
Chīrāla (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 894 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 May (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Chīrāla averages 0 frost days, 251 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Chīrāla has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.6 °C (on 8 May 1956) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 8 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
ChīrālaAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 15.82°, 80.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.1°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
25.0°C
Annual rainfall
894mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
8.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
251 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
341 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
45.6 °C
8 May 1956
Coldest day
14.1 °C
8 December 1943
Wettest day
215 mm
20 May 1940
Windiest day
62.0 km/h
12 May 1979
Strongest gust
122.4 km/h
12 May 1979
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
24 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
12.1 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.8 h
31 May 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 34.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 34.8 °C | -2.3 °C | 102 mm | +53 mm |
| Jun | 36.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 34 mm | -56 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 102 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 172 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 171 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 387 mm | +228 mm |
| Nov | 31.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 28 mm | -77 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chīrāla?
Chīrāla has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 894 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chīrāla?
The hottest day measured in Chīrāla between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1956, reaching 45.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chīrāla?
The coldest day measured in Chīrāla between 1940 and 2025 was 8 December 1943, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Chīrāla?
Almost never: Chīrāla sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chīrāla warmed?
Yes: Chīrāla warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chīrāla?
The wettest day measured in Chīrāla between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1940, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chīrāla?
The windiest day measured in Chīrāla between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1979, with winds reaching 62.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chīrāla?
The warmest month in Chīrāla is May (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Chīrāla?
Chīrāla receives on average 894 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chīrāla?
Chīrāla gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chīrāla?
Yes: Chīrāla has on average 341 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chīrāla?
In Chīrāla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 24 May 1998, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 7 January 1945.
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