Guntakal climate — normals and trends
Guntakal (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 645 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Guntakal averages 0 frost days, 273 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Guntakal has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 4 May 2024) and the coldest 10.0 °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
GuntakalAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 15.17°, 77.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
645mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
273 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
292 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
43.5 °C
4 May 2024
Coldest day
10.0 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
166 mm
18 September 2007
Windiest day
43.4 km/h
24 July 1989
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
21 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
6 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.4 °C
9 December 1943
Sunniest day
12.3 h
18 May 1979
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 | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 37.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 37.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 41 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | -3.5 °C | 180 mm | +129 mm |
| Jun | 32.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 55 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 143 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 230 mm | +128 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 77 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 165 mm | +58 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 12 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Guntakal?
Guntakal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 645 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Guntakal?
The hottest day measured in Guntakal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 2024, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Guntakal?
The coldest day measured in Guntakal between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Guntakal?
Almost never: Guntakal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Guntakal warmed?
Yes: Guntakal warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Guntakal?
The wettest day measured in Guntakal between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 2007, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Guntakal?
The windiest day measured in Guntakal between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 43.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Guntakal?
The warmest month in Guntakal is April (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Guntakal?
Guntakal receives on average 645 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Guntakal?
Guntakal gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Guntakal?
Yes: Guntakal has on average 292 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Guntakal?
In Guntakal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 6 May 2024, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 9 December 1943.
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