Gadwāl climate — normals and trends
Gadwāl (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 715 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gadwāl averages 0 frost days, 285 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Gadwāl has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 26 April 1956) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
GadwālTelangana
- coords
- 16.24°, 77.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
715mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
9.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
285 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
43.9 °C
26 April 1956
Coldest day
8.8 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
180 mm
27 May 1942
Windiest day
40.6 km/h
25 May 1961
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
25 July 2024
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
25 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
6.9 °C
9 December 1943
Sunniest day
12.5 h
22 May 1941
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 | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 34 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | -4.2 °C | 150 mm | +114 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 90 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 151 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 248 mm | +111 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 211 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 185 mm | +94 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gadwāl?
Gadwāl has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 715 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gadwāl?
The hottest day measured in Gadwāl between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1956, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gadwāl?
The coldest day measured in Gadwāl between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gadwāl?
Almost never: Gadwāl sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gadwāl warmed?
Yes: Gadwāl warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gadwāl?
The wettest day measured in Gadwāl between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1942, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gadwāl?
The windiest day measured in Gadwāl between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1961, with winds reaching 40.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gadwāl?
The warmest month in Gadwāl is May (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Gadwāl?
Gadwāl receives on average 715 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gadwāl?
Gadwāl gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gadwāl?
Yes: Gadwāl has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gadwāl?
In Gadwāl, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 25 May 2020, and the lowest was 6.9 °C on 9 December 1943.
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