Faizabad climate — normals and trends
Faizabad (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,177 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 (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Faizabad averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Faizabad has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.2 °C (on 8 June 1966) and the coldest 3.0 °C (on 9 January 2013).
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
FaizabadUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 26.78°, 82.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,177mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
17.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
207 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.08 · p = 0.009
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
47.2 °C
8 June 1966
Coldest day
3.0 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
180 mm
21 August 1961
Windiest day
45.0 km/h
20 September 1980
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
20 September 1980
Hottest feels-like
52.1 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.0 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
27 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 27.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 37.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 19 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 36.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 128 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 193 mm | -153 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 362 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 220 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 126 mm | +71 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 21.2 °C | -2.7 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Faizabad?
Faizabad has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,177 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Faizabad?
The hottest day measured in Faizabad between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1966, reaching 47.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Faizabad?
The coldest day measured in Faizabad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 3.0 °C.
Does it snow in Faizabad?
Almost never: Faizabad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Faizabad warmed?
Yes: Faizabad warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Faizabad?
The wettest day measured in Faizabad between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1961, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Faizabad?
The windiest day measured in Faizabad between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1980, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Faizabad?
The warmest month in Faizabad is May (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Faizabad?
Faizabad receives on average 1,177 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Faizabad?
Faizabad gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Faizabad?
Yes: Faizabad has on average 207 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Faizabad?
In Faizabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.1 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.0 °C on 9 January 2013.
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