Garhshankar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Garhshankar?

Garhshankar has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,004 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garhshankar?

The hottest day measured in Garhshankar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 47.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Garhshankar?

The coldest day measured in Garhshankar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 0.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Garhshankar?

Almost never: Garhshankar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Garhshankar warmed?

Yes: Garhshankar warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Garhshankar?

The wettest day measured in Garhshankar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1974, with 470 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Garhshankar?

The windiest day measured in Garhshankar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Garhshankar?

The warmest month in Garhshankar is June (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Garhshankar?

Garhshankar receives on average 1,004 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Garhshankar?

Garhshankar gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Garhshankar (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,004 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Garhshankar averages 0 frost days, 185 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.

Garhshankar has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest 0.0 °C (on 11 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

GarhshankarPunjab

coords: 31.22°, 76.14°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

22.8°C

Average daily high

29.2°C

Average daily low

17.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,004mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

20.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

185 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

108 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.6 °C

Average feels-like low

18.5 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

163 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.4 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.050

19402025

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

47.4 °C

28 May 1944

Coldest day

0.0 °C

11 January 1945

Wettest day

470 mm

24 July 1974

Windiest day

43.1 km/h

9 March 1963

Strongest gust

87.8 km/h

9 March 1963

Hottest feels-like

48.6 °C

10 June 2007

Coldest feels-like

-3.1 °C

11 January 1945

Sunniest day

14.0 h

21 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.1 °C10 June 2025	6.0 °C15 January 2025	23.5 °C	1,085 mm	201
2024	45.1 °C28 May 2024	4.9 °C14 January 2024	23.7 °C	816 mm	224
2023	42.9 °C22 May 2023	4.5 °C18 January 2023	23.1 °C	990 mm	196
2022	43.8 °C9 June 2022	5.6 °C24 December 2022	23.8 °C	989 mm	209
2021	42.3 °C9 June 2021	4.8 °C20 December 2021	23.4 °C	738 mm	208
2020	42.2 °C26 May 2020	4.5 °C29 December 2020	22.8 °C	812 mm	203
2019	44.3 °C31 May 2019	4.4 °C16 January 2019	23.0 °C	1,172 mm	189
2018	43.2 °C13 June 2018	3.3 °C29 December 2018	23.6 °C	1,069 mm	200
2017	45.2 °C4 June 2017	4.5 °C12 January 2017	23.9 °C	948 mm	212
2016	44.2 °C2 May 2016	4.9 °C23 January 2016	24.2 °C	691 mm	220
2015	43.2 °C23 May 2015	5.5 °C25 December 2015	23.2 °C	1,098 mm	189
2014	43.7 °C6 June 2014	3.3 °C6 January 2014	22.7 °C	731 mm	186
2013	44.3 °C23 May 2013	3.1 °C6 January 2013	22.9 °C	970 mm	186
2012	44.1 °C31 May 2012	3.2 °C10 January 2012	22.8 °C	808 mm	194
2011	40.7 °C17 May 2011	3.4 °C24 December 2011	22.7 °C	847 mm	182
2010	43.8 °C26 May 2010	4.2 °C27 December 2010	23.7 °C	1,029 mm	204
2009	42.5 °C4 June 2009	4.1 °C28 December 2009	23.4 °C	872 mm	197
2008	42.8 °C3 May 2008	0.9 °C24 January 2008	22.9 °C	1,295 mm	204
2007	44.9 °C9 June 2007	2.8 °C12 January 2007	23.2 °C	850 mm	210
2006	43.1 °C6 May 2006	3.9 °C8 January 2006	23.7 °C	734 mm	200
2005	43.0 °C20 June 2005	3.1 °C15 December 2005	22.6 °C	884 mm	179
2004	45.0 °C21 May 2004	3.1 °C27 December 2004	23.4 °C	658 mm	200
2003	44.7 °C3 June 2003	2.4 °C15 January 2003	22.7 °C	968 mm	192
2002	43.0 °C18 May 2002	4.0 °C2 January 2002	23.3 °C	905 mm	191
2001	42.9 °C11 May 2001	3.9 °C13 January 2001	22.9 °C	967 mm	213
2000	42.6 °C27 May 2000	3.9 °C17 January 2000	22.8 °C	907 mm	210
1999	43.9 °C30 April 1999	3.9 °C25 December 1999	23.2 °C	874 mm	205
1998	44.0 °C24 May 1998	3.6 °C20 January 1998	22.8 °C	1,096 mm	179
1997	42.2 °C16 June 1997	3.4 °C15 January 1997	21.9 °C	1,204 mm	159
1996	41.8 °C28 May 1996	4.2 °C31 January 1996	22.5 °C	1,203 mm	182
1995	46.2 °C8 June 1995	4.1 °C23 January 1995	23.0 °C	1,277 mm	180
1994	44.4 °C8 June 1994	3.9 °C23 January 1994	22.9 °C	1,096 mm	192
1993	44.0 °C7 June 1993	1.5 °C14 January 1993	22.8 °C	862 mm	183
1992	42.5 °C16 June 1992	3.0 °C3 January 1992	22.3 °C	813 mm	179
1991	41.6 °C30 June 1991	1.7 °C5 January 1991	22.2 °C	937 mm	175
1990	42.4 °C28 May 1990	4.2 °C2 January 1990	22.5 °C	1,392 mm	162
1989	43.7 °C16 May 1989	1.7 °C13 January 1989	22.2 °C	862 mm	189
1988	44.3 °C30 May 1988	4.9 °C8 December 1988	22.9 °C	1,355 mm	180
1987	43.0 °C7 June 1987	3.2 °C3 January 1987	22.7 °C	691 mm	179
1986	43.0 °C10 June 1986	2.4 °C6 January 1986	22.0 °C	1,119 mm	162
1985	42.4 °C20 May 1985	2.8 °C10 December 1985	23.0 °C	792 mm	193
1984	45.7 °C25 May 1984	2.7 °C21 January 1984	22.4 °C	1,250 mm	197
1983	43.4 °C23 June 1983	2.5 °C12 January 1983	22.0 °C	1,117 mm	165
1982	43.2 °C8 June 1982	4.3 °C26 December 1982	22.1 °C	948 mm	180
1981	43.7 °C17 June 1981	1.4 °C19 December 1981	22.6 °C	948 mm	186
1980	43.3 °C2 May 1980	2.2 °C9 January 1980	23.1 °C	875 mm	195
1979	43.6 °C8 June 1979	3.3 °C6 January 1979	22.5 °C	959 mm	186
1978	44.5 °C21 May 1978	2.1 °C29 December 1978	22.3 °C	1,270 mm	184
1977	42.6 °C4 June 1977	3.3 °C29 January 1977	22.4 °C	1,069 mm	178
1976	43.2 °C29 June 1976	2.9 °C11 December 1976	22.1 °C	1,109 mm	155
1975	42.8 °C16 June 1975	4.2 °C4 January 1975	22.1 °C	1,304 mm	179
1974	41.4 °C15 June 1974	1.9 °C7 February 1974	22.4 °C	1,447 mm	194
1973	44.2 °C6 May 1973	2.2 °C31 December 1973	22.7 °C	1,487 mm	182
1972	44.8 °C17 June 1972	3.7 °C17 February 1972	22.6 °C	788 mm	178
1971	39.6 °C27 May 1971	2.9 °C1 January 1971	22.3 °C	1,137 mm	177
1970	43.4 °C17 May 1970	4.2 °C26 December 1970	22.9 °C	1,105 mm	186
1969	42.7 °C9 June 1969	2.8 °C4 January 1969	22.9 °C	784 mm	179
1968	41.7 °C6 June 1968	3.2 °C2 February 1968	22.4 °C	1,149 mm	167
1967	44.3 °C20 May 1967	2.4 °C15 January 1967	22.6 °C	1,171 mm	173
1966	45.3 °C8 June 1966	3.0 °C7 January 1966	22.7 °C	912 mm	168
1965	44.4 °C15 June 1965	3.0 °C20 December 1965	22.8 °C	601 mm	204
1964	44.2 °C10 June 1964	0.4 °C31 January 1964	22.7 °C	1,437 mm	170
1963	44.0 °C5 June 1963	3.3 °C7 January 1963	23.2 °C	762 mm	208
1962	44.4 °C29 May 1962	2.6 °C17 January 1962	22.4 °C	958 mm	181
1961	42.4 °C31 May 1961	2.5 °C23 December 1961	22.1 °C	1,212 mm	167
1960	45.8 °C10 June 1960	3.3 °C25 January 1960	23.0 °C	855 mm	188
1959	44.2 °C20 June 1959	3.0 °C12 January 1959	22.7 °C	1,148 mm	164
1958	44.5 °C16 June 1958	3.1 °C12 February 1958	22.8 °C	1,046 mm	177
1957	43.9 °C30 May 1957	4.2 °C12 February 1957	22.2 °C	924 mm	179
1956	45.5 °C8 May 1956	3.4 °C22 January 1956	22.8 °C	1,323 mm	158
1955	45.5 °C6 June 1955	0.8 °C1 January 1955	22.4 °C	1,246 mm	172
1954	45.1 °C30 May 1954	1.3 °C23 January 1954	22.8 °C	749 mm	173
1953	44.6 °C1 June 1953	1.4 °C24 January 1953	22.1 °C	1,694 mm	116
1952	43.9 °C17 June 1952	3.6 °C29 December 1952	22.6 °C	1,467 mm	189
1951	43.9 °C29 June 1951	1.9 °C25 January 1951	22.9 °C	647 mm	187
1950	44.5 °C27 May 1950	0.2 °C11 February 1950	22.3 °C	1,245 mm	141
1949	44.6 °C22 June 1949	3.2 °C6 January 1949	22.5 °C	1,174 mm	158
1948	45.4 °C17 June 1948	3.3 °C6 February 1948	23.0 °C	1,013 mm	161
1947	45.8 °C31 May 1947	3.3 °C16 January 1947	24.1 °C	787 mm	181
1946	45.0 °C4 June 1946	1.3 °C2 January 1946	24.1 °C	667 mm	211
1945	46.4 °C14 June 1945	0.0 °C11 January 1945	22.7 °C	799 mm	177
1944	47.4 °C28 May 1944	3.1 °C15 December 1944	23.0 °C	1,499 mm	190
1943	44.6 °C5 June 1943	3.7 °C2 February 1943	23.0 °C	652 mm	170
1942	46.4 °C8 June 1942	2.9 °C12 January 1942	23.4 °C	1,166 mm	162
1941	45.9 °C30 May 1941	2.2 °C11 January 1941	23.9 °C	617 mm	229
1940	45.2 °C12 June 1940	2.8 °C11 February 1940	23.8 °C	437 mm	221

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+0.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

201 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1085 mm

+81 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.5 °C	+1.1 °C	7 mm	-45 mm
Feb	23.5 °C	+1.8 °C	91 mm	+35 mm
Mar	28.3 °C	+1.2 °C	14 mm	-37 mm
Apr	36.7 °C	+2.7 °C	21 mm	-6 mm
May	36.6 °C	-1.7 °C	48 mm	+20 mm
Jun	35.8 °C	-2.5 °C	114 mm	+34 mm
Jul	32.0 °C	-0.9 °C	265 mm	-34 mm
Aug	31.3 °C	-0.1 °C	304 mm	+58 mm
Sep	32.5 °C	+1.0 °C	156 mm	+50 mm
Oct	30.8 °C	+0.6 °C	63 mm	+41 mm
Nov	26.5 °C	+0.7 °C	2 mm	-9 mm
Dec	21.6 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-24 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.1 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest day

6.0 °C

15 Jan 2025

Wettest day

72.7 mm

21 Jul 2025

Windiest day

26.5 km/h

28 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

58.7 km/h

20 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.1 °C

11 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.4 °C

15 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.8 h

8 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Garhshankar?

Garhshankar has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.8 °C and it receives 1,004 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garhshankar?

The hottest day measured in Garhshankar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 47.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Garhshankar?

The coldest day measured in Garhshankar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 0.0 °C.

Does it snow in Garhshankar?

Almost never: Garhshankar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Garhshankar warmed?

Yes: Garhshankar warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Garhshankar?

The wettest day measured in Garhshankar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1974, with 470 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Garhshankar?

The windiest day measured in Garhshankar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Garhshankar?

The warmest month in Garhshankar is June (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Garhshankar?

Garhshankar receives on average 1,004 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Garhshankar?

Garhshankar gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Garhshankar?

Yes: Garhshankar has on average 163 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garhshankar?

In Garhshankar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 10 June 2007, and the lowest was -3.1 °C on 11 January 1945.

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