Chitradurga climate — normals and trends
Chitradurga (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 701 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chitradurga averages 0 frost days, 170 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Chitradurga 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 40.2 °C (on 21 April 1998) and the coldest 10.0 °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
ChitradurgaKarnataka
- coords
- 14.22°, 76.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
170 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
246 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
40.2 °C
21 April 1998
Coldest day
10.0 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
257 mm
20 May 1955
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
21 June 1953
Strongest gust
86.4 km/h
21 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
28 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.2 h
21 May 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 34.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 34.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 46 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | -2.9 °C | 179 mm | +115 mm |
| Jun | 29.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 112 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 157 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 172 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 28.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 40 mm | -52 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 150 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 13 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chitradurga?
Chitradurga has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chitradurga?
The hottest day measured in Chitradurga between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1998, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chitradurga?
The coldest day measured in Chitradurga between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Chitradurga?
Almost never: Chitradurga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chitradurga warmed?
Yes: Chitradurga warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chitradurga?
The wettest day measured in Chitradurga between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1955, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chitradurga?
The windiest day measured in Chitradurga between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1953, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chitradurga?
The warmest month in Chitradurga is April (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chitradurga?
Chitradurga receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chitradurga?
Chitradurga gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chitradurga?
Yes: Chitradurga has on average 246 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chitradurga?
In Chitradurga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 28 April 2016, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 11 December 1981.
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