Fatehpur Sikri climate — normals and trends
Fatehpur Sikri (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 745 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 (34.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Fatehpur Sikri averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Fatehpur Sikri between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.8 °C (on 8 June 1942) and the coldest 2.0 °C (on 12 January 1945).
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
Fatehpur SikriUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 27.09°, 77.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
745mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
20.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
200 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 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
47.8 °C
8 June 1942
Coldest day
2.0 °C
12 January 1945
Wettest day
172 mm
25 September 1964
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
1 July 1959
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
3 November 1981
Hottest feels-like
49.8 °C
12 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-2.5 °C
1 January 1946
Sunniest day
13.1 h
8 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 | 20.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 15 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 38.0 °C | -3.1 °C | 7 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 36.7 °C | -3.1 °C | 136 mm | +78 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | -1.7 °C | 302 mm | +68 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 192 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 125 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | -2.5 °C | 90 mm | +62 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 2 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fatehpur Sikri?
Fatehpur Sikri has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 745 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fatehpur Sikri?
The hottest day measured in Fatehpur Sikri between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1942, reaching 47.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fatehpur Sikri?
The coldest day measured in Fatehpur Sikri between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1945, at 2.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fatehpur Sikri?
Almost never: Fatehpur Sikri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fatehpur Sikri warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Fatehpur Sikri.
What is the wettest day in Fatehpur Sikri?
The wettest day measured in Fatehpur Sikri between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1964, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fatehpur Sikri?
The windiest day measured in Fatehpur Sikri between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1959, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fatehpur Sikri?
The warmest month in Fatehpur Sikri is June (34.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Fatehpur Sikri?
Fatehpur Sikri receives on average 745 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fatehpur Sikri?
Fatehpur Sikri gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fatehpur Sikri?
Yes: Fatehpur Sikri has on average 200 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fatehpur Sikri?
In Fatehpur Sikri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.8 °C on 12 June 2025, and the lowest was -2.5 °C on 1 January 1946.
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