Gangākher climate — normals and trends
Gangākher (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 789 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 (34.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gangākher averages 0 frost days, 272 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Gangākher has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 28 April 2019) and the coldest 6.6 °C (on 6 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
GangākherMaharashtra
- coords
- 18.97°, 76.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
33.1°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
789mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
272 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
251 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
45.8 °C
28 April 2019
Coldest day
6.6 °C
6 January 1945
Wettest day
276 mm
10 June 1991
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
22 June 1953
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
24 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
12 May 1970
Coldest feels-like
3.3 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.4 h
15 May 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 | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 37.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 40.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | -5.4 °C | 214 mm | +195 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -2.4 °C | 78 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 145 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 308 mm | +136 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 350 mm | +202 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 91 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gangākher?
Gangākher has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 789 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gangākher?
The hottest day measured in Gangākher between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2019, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gangākher?
The coldest day measured in Gangākher between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, at 6.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gangākher?
Almost never: Gangākher sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gangākher warmed?
Yes: Gangākher warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gangākher?
The wettest day measured in Gangākher between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1991, with 276 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gangākher?
The windiest day measured in Gangākher between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1953, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gangākher?
The warmest month in Gangākher is May (34.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gangākher?
Gangākher receives on average 789 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gangākher?
Gangākher gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gangākher?
Yes: Gangākher has on average 251 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gangākher?
In Gangākher, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 12 May 1970, and the lowest was 3.3 °C on 6 January 1945.
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