Ghatkesar climate — normals and trends
Ghatkesar (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 798 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 (32.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ghatkesar averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Ghatkesar 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 44.7 °C (on 17 May 1948) and the coldest 9.4 °C (on 5 January 1962).
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
GhatkesarTelangana
- coords
- 17.45°, 78.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
798mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
250 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
44.7 °C
17 May 1948
Coldest day
9.4 °C
5 January 1962
Wettest day
159 mm
25 November 1940
Windiest day
44.2 km/h
25 November 1940
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
2 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
6.2 °C
5 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.8 h
1 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 35.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 36.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 17 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | -3.7 °C | 86 mm | +48 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 118 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 188 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 413 mm | +256 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 303 mm | +161 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 134 mm | +43 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 14 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ghatkesar?
Ghatkesar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 798 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ghatkesar?
The hottest day measured in Ghatkesar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1948, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ghatkesar?
The coldest day measured in Ghatkesar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1962, at 9.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ghatkesar?
Almost never: Ghatkesar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ghatkesar warmed?
Yes: Ghatkesar warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ghatkesar?
The wettest day measured in Ghatkesar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1940, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ghatkesar?
The windiest day measured in Ghatkesar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1940, with winds reaching 44.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ghatkesar?
The warmest month in Ghatkesar is May (32.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ghatkesar?
Ghatkesar receives on average 798 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ghatkesar?
Ghatkesar gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ghatkesar?
Yes: Ghatkesar has on average 250 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ghatkesar?
In Ghatkesar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 2 June 2019, and the lowest was 6.2 °C on 5 January 1962.
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