Handiā climate — normals and trends
Handiā (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,044 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 (33.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Handiā averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Handiā 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 9 June 1942) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 27 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
HandiāUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 25.36°, 82.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,044mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
17.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
212 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 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 = 0.029
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
9 June 1942
Coldest day
3.6 °C
27 December 1961
Wettest day
200 mm
28 July 1973
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
4 August 1953
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
28 July 1992
Hottest feels-like
50.9 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.9 °C
27 December 1961
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.3 °C | -1.5 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 38.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 6 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 38.5 °C | -2.3 °C | 14 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 164 mm | +41 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 323 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 455 mm | +162 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 206 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 190 mm | +141 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | -2.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Handiā?
Handiā has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 1,044 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Handiā?
The hottest day measured in Handiā between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1942, reaching 47.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Handiā?
The coldest day measured in Handiā between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1961, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Handiā?
Almost never: Handiā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Handiā warmed?
Yes: Handiā warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Handiā?
The wettest day measured in Handiā between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1973, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Handiā?
The windiest day measured in Handiā between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1953, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Handiā?
The warmest month in Handiā is May (33.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Handiā?
Handiā receives on average 1,044 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Handiā?
Handiā gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Handiā?
Yes: Handiā has on average 212 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Handiā?
In Handiā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.9 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.9 °C on 27 December 1961.
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