Fazilka climate — normals and trends
Fazilka (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 438 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 (35.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Fazilka averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 68 rainy days per year.
The mean temperature of Fazilka has changed by -1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or -0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 50.1 °C (on 29 May 1944) and the coldest -0.9 °C (on 11 January 1967).
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
FazilkaPunjab
- coords
- 30.40°, 74.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
438mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
68 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
191 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
-1.4 °C
since 1940
-0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
50.1 °C
29 May 1944
Coldest day
-0.9 °C
11 January 1967
Wettest day
166 mm
25 July 1969
Windiest day
45.9 km/h
14 May 1958
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
14 May 1958
Hottest feels-like
53.0 °C
12 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-5.2 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.9 h
7 June 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 16 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 23.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 26 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 28.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 38.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 39.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 16 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 38.9 °C | -2.3 °C | 65 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | -2.6 °C | 132 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 34.1 °C | -1.8 °C | 259 mm | +150 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | -1.9 °C | 48 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | -2.0 °C | 23 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 22.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fazilka?
Fazilka has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 438 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fazilka?
The hottest day measured in Fazilka between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1944, reaching 50.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fazilka?
The coldest day measured in Fazilka between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, at -0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Fazilka?
Almost never: Fazilka sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fazilka warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Fazilka.
What is the wettest day in Fazilka?
The wettest day measured in Fazilka between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1969, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fazilka?
The windiest day measured in Fazilka between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1958, with winds reaching 45.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fazilka?
The warmest month in Fazilka is June (35.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Fazilka?
Fazilka receives on average 438 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 68 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fazilka?
Fazilka gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fazilka?
Yes: Fazilka has on average 191 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fazilka?
In Fazilka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 53.0 °C on 12 June 2025, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 11 January 1967.
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