Gwalior climate — normals and trends
Gwalior (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 823 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 (34.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gwalior averages 0 frost days, 228 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Gwalior 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 47.5 °C (on 8 June 1942) and the coldest 1.9 °C (on 26 December 1961).
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
GwaliorMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 26.23°, 78.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
823mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
228 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
206 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.022
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
47.5 °C
8 June 1942
Coldest day
1.9 °C
26 December 1961
Wettest day
163 mm
1 August 1965
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
11 August 1972
Strongest gust
73.8 km/h
11 August 1972
Hottest feels-like
49.7 °C
12 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-1.9 °C
12 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 40.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 6 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 39.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | -2.3 °C | 224 mm | +159 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 388 mm | +129 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 188 mm | -82 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 90 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 207 mm | +176 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 22.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gwalior?
Gwalior has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 823 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gwalior?
The hottest day measured in Gwalior between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1942, reaching 47.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gwalior?
The coldest day measured in Gwalior between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1961, at 1.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gwalior?
Almost never: Gwalior sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gwalior warmed?
Yes: Gwalior warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gwalior?
The wettest day measured in Gwalior between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1965, with 163 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gwalior?
The windiest day measured in Gwalior between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1972, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gwalior?
The warmest month in Gwalior is May (34.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Gwalior?
Gwalior receives on average 823 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gwalior?
Gwalior gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gwalior?
Yes: Gwalior has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gwalior?
In Gwalior, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.7 °C on 12 June 2025, and the lowest was -1.9 °C on 12 January 1945.
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