Dornakal climate — normals and trends
Dornakal (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,115 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dornakal averages 0 frost days, 263 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Dornakal has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 24 May 1947) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 7 January 1962).
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
DornakalTelangana
- coords
- 17.44°, 80.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,115mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
263 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
286 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
45.2 °C
24 May 1947
Coldest day
10.1 °C
7 January 1962
Wettest day
273 mm
8 June 1942
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
1 November 1943
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
10 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
3 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.5 °C
7 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.9 h
27 May 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 | 30.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 36.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 36.0 °C | -3.1 °C | 119 mm | +68 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 125 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 295 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 313 mm | +74 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 256 mm | +65 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 140 mm | +32 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dornakal?
Dornakal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,115 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dornakal?
The hottest day measured in Dornakal between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1947, reaching 45.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dornakal?
The coldest day measured in Dornakal between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1962, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dornakal?
Almost never: Dornakal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dornakal warmed?
Yes: Dornakal warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dornakal?
The wettest day measured in Dornakal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1942, with 273 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dornakal?
The windiest day measured in Dornakal between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1943, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dornakal?
The warmest month in Dornakal is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Dornakal?
Dornakal receives on average 1,115 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dornakal?
Dornakal gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dornakal?
Yes: Dornakal has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dornakal?
In Dornakal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 3 May 2024, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 7 January 1962.
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