Gadag climate — normals and trends
Gadag (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 723 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 April (29.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gadag averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Gadag has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 26 April 2016) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 3 January 1991).
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
GadagKarnataka
- coords
- 15.43°, 75.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
723mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
202 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
259 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
41.8 °C
26 April 2016
Coldest day
10.9 °C
3 January 1991
Wettest day
197 mm
28 May 1942
Windiest day
45.1 km/h
24 July 1989
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
6 May 1993
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.1 h
30 May 2003
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 36.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 18 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | -3.3 °C | 204 mm | +148 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 150 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 147 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 206 mm | +81 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 114 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 68 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 4 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gadag?
Gadag has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 723 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gadag?
The hottest day measured in Gadag between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2016, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gadag?
The coldest day measured in Gadag between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1991, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gadag?
Almost never: Gadag sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gadag warmed?
Yes: Gadag warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gadag?
The wettest day measured in Gadag between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1942, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gadag?
The windiest day measured in Gadag between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gadag?
The warmest month in Gadag is April (29.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gadag?
Gadag receives on average 723 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gadag?
Gadag gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gadag?
Yes: Gadag has on average 259 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gadag?
In Gadag, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 6 May 1993, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 11 December 1981.
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