Dhāriwāl climate — normals and trends
Dhāriwāl (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,143 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dhāriwāl averages 0 frost days, 192 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Dhāriwāl between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.2 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest -1.2 °C (on 28 January 1964).
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
DhāriwālPunjab
- coords
- 31.96°, 75.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.7°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
17.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,143mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
21.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
192 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.2 °C
Average peak gust
24.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
163 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 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
48.2 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
-1.2 °C
28 January 1964
Wettest day
325 mm
24 September 1988
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
91.8 km/h
14 May 1958
Hottest feels-like
51.4 °C
17 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
-4.4 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
6 June 1940
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 | 18.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -54 mm |
| Feb | 22.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 93 mm | +17 mm |
| Mar | 27.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 12 mm | -69 mm |
| Apr | 36.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 17 mm | -26 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 64 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 139 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 305 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 529 mm | +270 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 245 mm | +127 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 101 mm | +72 mm |
| Nov | 26.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 20.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dhāriwāl?
Dhāriwāl has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,143 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dhāriwāl?
The hottest day measured in Dhāriwāl between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 48.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dhāriwāl?
The coldest day measured in Dhāriwāl between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 1964, at -1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Dhāriwāl?
Almost never: Dhāriwāl sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dhāriwāl warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Dhāriwāl.
What is the wettest day in Dhāriwāl?
The wettest day measured in Dhāriwāl between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 1988, with 325 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dhāriwāl?
The windiest day measured in Dhāriwāl between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dhāriwāl?
The warmest month in Dhāriwāl is June (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Dhāriwāl?
Dhāriwāl receives on average 1,143 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dhāriwāl?
Dhāriwāl gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dhāriwāl?
Yes: Dhāriwāl has on average 163 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dhāriwāl?
In Dhāriwāl, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.4 °C on 17 June 2012, and the lowest was -4.4 °C on 11 February 1950.
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