Dhārāvi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Dhārāvi?

Dhārāvi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,193 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dhārāvi?

The hottest day measured in Dhārāvi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1959, reaching 34.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Dhārāvi?

The coldest day measured in Dhārāvi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2008, at 17.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Dhārāvi?

Almost never: Dhārāvi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Dhārāvi warmed?

Yes: Dhārāvi warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Dhārāvi?

The wettest day measured in Dhārāvi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2020, with 291 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Dhārāvi?

The windiest day measured in Dhārāvi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2021, with winds reaching 82.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Dhārāvi?

The warmest month in Dhārāvi is May (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Dhārāvi?

Dhārāvi receives on average 2,193 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Dhārāvi?

Dhārāvi gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Dhārāvi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,193 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Dhārāvi averages 0 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.

Dhārāvi has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 30 April 1959) and the coldest 17.6 °C (on 8 February 2008).

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

DhārāviMaharashtra

coords: 19.05°, 72.87°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthMarch

Mean daily temperature

26.4°C

Average daily high

27.5°C

Average daily low

25.4°C

Annual rainfall

2,193mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

23.5km/h

Seasonal range

4.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

18 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

127 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.4 °C

Average feels-like low

27.8 °C

Average peak gust

32.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.3 °C

30 April 1959

Coldest day

17.6 °C

8 February 2008

Wettest day

291 mm

5 August 2020

Windiest day

82.1 km/h

17 May 2021

Strongest gust

114.8 km/h

17 May 2021

Hottest feels-like

39.9 °C

6 October 2018

Coldest feels-like

13.0 °C

8 February 2008

Sunniest day

12.4 h

13 June 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.4 °C10 March 2025	21.7 °C31 December 2025	26.9 °C	2,356 mm	32
2024	32.0 °C16 April 2024	21.7 °C25 January 2024	27.2 °C	2,102 mm	67
2023	31.7 °C28 October 2023	20.4 °C15 January 2023	27.2 °C	2,127 mm	65
2022	33.4 °C21 April 2022	19.2 °C24 January 2022	26.7 °C	2,408 mm	18
2021	33.3 °C16 May 2021	21.7 °C25 December 2021	27.0 °C	2,152 mm	16
2020	31.6 °C20 April 2020	19.5 °C17 January 2020	26.8 °C	3,003 mm	19
2019	31.9 °C15 October 2019	19.6 °C9 February 2019	26.6 °C	2,726 mm	21
2018	32.0 °C7 October 2018	20.7 °C28 December 2018	27.0 °C	1,458 mm	42
2017	31.6 °C26 October 2017	20.5 °C7 January 2017	26.8 °C	2,233 mm	27
2016	30.9 °C27 April 2016	21.1 °C21 January 2016	26.6 °C	2,904 mm	19
2015	32.3 °C24 October 2015	21.2 °C20 January 2015	27.1 °C	1,451 mm	59
2014	32.3 °C23 October 2014	19.8 °C11 January 2014	26.8 °C	1,886 mm	46
2013	31.7 °C4 March 2013	20.1 °C19 January 2013	26.4 °C	2,295 mm	19
2012	31.4 °C20 April 2012	19.1 °C9 February 2012	26.1 °C	1,702 mm	14
2011	31.6 °C23 October 2011	20.8 °C1 January 2011	26.6 °C	2,160 mm	30
2010	31.6 °C2 October 2010	19.7 °C24 December 2010	26.9 °C	2,425 mm	35
2009	32.6 °C6 April 2009	21.7 °C14 February 2009	27.0 °C	1,654 mm	27
2008	31.8 °C16 October 2008	17.6 °C8 February 2008	26.5 °C	2,008 mm	27
2007	31.2 °C5 April 2007	21.7 °C9 February 2007	26.9 °C	2,695 mm	21
2006	31.3 °C25 October 2006	20.9 °C25 January 2006	26.9 °C	2,474 mm	29
2005	31.1 °C20 April 2005	19.9 °C20 February 2005	26.5 °C	2,473 mm	26
2004	31.8 °C8 May 2004	21.3 °C24 January 2004	26.9 °C	2,185 mm	52
2003	31.3 °C29 October 2003	20.2 °C1 January 2003	26.8 °C	2,087 mm	26
2002	32.1 °C10 October 2002	20.1 °C29 January 2002	26.9 °C	1,579 mm	45
2001	31.0 °C7 April 2001	20.1 °C1 January 2001	26.4 °C	1,762 mm	27
2000	33.1 °C25 March 2000	19.6 °C31 December 2000	26.5 °C	2,006 mm	23
1999	32.8 °C30 March 1999	20.3 °C8 January 1999	26.4 °C	1,702 mm	14
1998	31.2 °C7 May 1998	20.1 °C26 February 1998	26.8 °C	1,826 mm	35
1997	31.2 °C28 April 1997	19.6 °C21 January 1997	26.5 °C	1,942 mm	18
1996	30.8 °C7 April 1996	20.8 °C18 January 1996	26.3 °C	1,464 mm	12
1995	30.8 °C27 October 1995	19.8 °C10 January 1995	26.4 °C	1,443 mm	19
1994	30.7 °C31 October 1994	19.7 °C16 January 1994	26.4 °C	1,899 mm	10
1993	30.9 °C29 October 1993	21.1 °C21 January 1993	26.4 °C	2,250 mm	14
1992	30.3 °C9 October 1992	20.2 °C1 January 1992	26.3 °C	1,525 mm	7
1991	30.6 °C28 October 1991	18.8 °C3 January 1991	26.3 °C	1,731 mm	8
1990	30.9 °C19 October 1990	20.6 °C31 December 1990	26.3 °C	1,756 mm	12
1989	32.3 °C8 May 1989	20.0 °C26 January 1989	26.2 °C	1,633 mm	8
1988	31.3 °C10 June 1988	20.9 °C10 February 1988	26.6 °C	2,258 mm	6
1987	31.2 °C15 October 1987	19.3 °C10 January 1987	26.8 °C	1,688 mm	33
1986	31.2 °C27 October 1986	19.8 °C18 December 1986	26.3 °C	1,536 mm	12
1985	32.0 °C21 April 1985	20.8 °C2 January 1985	26.1 °C	1,601 mm	4
1984	31.7 °C11 April 1984	19.4 °C21 February 1984	26.1 °C	1,293 mm	6
1983	29.9 °C5 May 1983	20.0 °C27 December 1983	26.0 °C	2,706 mm	0
1982	32.0 °C15 October 1982	20.6 °C15 January 1982	26.4 °C	2,481 mm	23
1981	31.2 °C5 March 1981	19.9 °C9 January 1981	26.4 °C	1,996 mm	24
1980	30.9 °C10 November 1980	19.7 °C25 December 1980	26.5 °C	2,543 mm	20
1979	32.4 °C11 May 1979	20.8 °C2 February 1979	26.6 °C	1,429 mm	30
1978	31.0 °C25 October 1978	20.0 °C22 January 1978	26.2 °C	1,681 mm	9
1977	31.8 °C14 October 1977	19.1 °C28 January 1977	26.8 °C	2,136 mm	35
1976	31.2 °C16 October 1976	20.1 °C18 January 1976	26.4 °C	2,149 mm	17
1975	29.9 °C28 April 1975	19.8 °C11 January 1975	25.9 °C	1,973 mm	0
1974	30.7 °C4 April 1974	19.8 °C8 February 1974	26.3 °C	1,643 mm	6
1973	30.9 °C1 April 1973	19.0 °C28 January 1973	26.2 °C	2,059 mm	8
1972	31.3 °C25 October 1972	18.6 °C14 February 1972	26.6 °C	1,578 mm	25
1971	30.7 °C14 March 1971	20.0 °C31 January 1971	26.2 °C	2,600 mm	3
1970	30.3 °C11 October 1970	20.5 °C22 January 1970	26.3 °C	1,916 mm	2
1969	31.5 °C16 May 1969	20.7 °C4 February 1969	26.8 °C	1,211 mm	9
1968	31.1 °C22 October 1968	18.5 °C22 January 1968	26.3 °C	1,751 mm	9
1967	31.3 °C13 April 1967	20.8 °C15 January 1967	26.6 °C	2,517 mm	13
1966	31.4 °C24 February 1966	20.7 °C4 January 1966	26.8 °C	1,814 mm	25
1965	31.4 °C29 April 1965	20.9 °C5 January 1965	26.7 °C	2,428 mm	26
1964	31.4 °C29 March 1964	19.7 °C25 January 1964	26.1 °C	2,386 mm	5
1963	30.6 °C4 November 1963	22.3 °C18 January 1963	26.7 °C	2,563 mm	12
1962	30.6 °C17 October 1962	17.8 °C22 January 1962	26.4 °C	2,062 mm	16
1961	30.5 °C15 April 1961	19.4 °C8 February 1961	26.4 °C	2,862 mm	5
1960	32.7 °C7 May 1960	21.0 °C22 January 1960	26.6 °C	2,099 mm	13
1959	34.3 °C30 April 1959	20.9 °C1 February 1959	26.5 °C	2,550 mm	15
1958	30.7 °C23 May 1958	20.6 °C22 February 1958	26.6 °C	2,457 mm	14
1957	30.5 °C3 November 1957	19.7 °C11 February 1957	26.3 °C	1,638 mm	9
1956	31.7 °C30 March 1956	20.8 °C2 February 1956	26.0 °C	2,554 mm	8
1955	31.3 °C18 April 1955	20.8 °C24 January 1955	26.1 °C	1,825 mm	3
1954	32.1 °C22 April 1954	18.7 °C10 January 1954	26.2 °C	3,180 mm	2
1953	29.7 °C24 October 1953	19.3 °C5 January 1953	26.0 °C	3,661 mm	0
1952	29.9 °C24 February 1952	21.0 °C4 January 1952	25.9 °C	2,519 mm	0
1951	30.1 °C4 November 1951	18.9 °C1 January 1951	26.0 °C	2,821 mm	2
1950	28.9 °C30 May 1950	18.6 °C11 February 1950	25.3 °C	3,286 mm	0
1949	30.1 °C7 May 1949	20.6 °C7 February 1949	25.9 °C	2,734 mm	1
1948	31.3 °C13 June 1948	20.7 °C5 January 1948	26.2 °C	2,689 mm	3
1947	31.8 °C14 April 1947	20.7 °C21 January 1947	26.2 °C	3,693 mm	10
1946	32.1 °C14 March 1946	20.6 °C17 January 1946	26.3 °C	2,981 mm	13
1945	30.4 °C11 November 1945	18.4 °C11 January 1945	26.0 °C	2,181 mm	3
1944	30.9 °C6 May 1944	20.5 °C15 February 1944	26.2 °C	2,305 mm	1
1943	32.0 °C21 May 1943	20.5 °C9 December 1943	25.9 °C	3,865 mm	6
1942	30.6 °C3 May 1942	19.7 °C19 February 1942	26.2 °C	2,811 mm	5
1941	31.1 °C19 October 1941	19.8 °C26 January 1941	26.5 °C	1,819 mm	22
1940	31.2 °C7 November 1940	21.0 °C27 January 1940	26.3 °C	2,571 mm	20

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.1 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

32 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2356 mm

+163 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.6 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Feb	27.6 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	28.9 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Apr	29.2 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
May	29.7 °C	+0.8 °C	232 mm	+205 mm
Jun	28.8 °C	+0.3 °C	521 mm	+44 mm
Jul	27.4 °C	0.0 °C	409 mm	-378 mm
Aug	27.3 °C	+0.4 °C	539 mm	+9 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	+0.1 °C	474 mm	+198 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+0.1 °C	165 mm	+93 mm
Nov	27.9 °C	-0.8 °C	16 mm	+5 mm
Dec	27.4 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.4 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.7 °C

31 Dec 2025

Wettest day

90.8 mm

28 Sep 2025

Windiest day

47.7 km/h

19 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

74.5 km/h

16 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

17 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

20.2 °C

5 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

5 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Dhārāvi?

Dhārāvi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 2,193 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dhārāvi?

The hottest day measured in Dhārāvi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1959, reaching 34.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Dhārāvi?

The coldest day measured in Dhārāvi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2008, at 17.6 °C.

Does it snow in Dhārāvi?

Almost never: Dhārāvi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Dhārāvi warmed?

Yes: Dhārāvi warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Dhārāvi?

The wettest day measured in Dhārāvi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2020, with 291 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Dhārāvi?

The windiest day measured in Dhārāvi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2021, with winds reaching 82.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Dhārāvi?

The warmest month in Dhārāvi is May (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Dhārāvi?

Dhārāvi receives on average 2,193 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Dhārāvi?

Dhārāvi gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Dhārāvi?

Yes: Dhārāvi has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dhārāvi?

In Dhārāvi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 6 October 2018, and the lowest was 13.0 °C on 8 February 2008.

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