Honavar climate — normals and trends
Honavar (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 3,583 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Honavar averages 0 frost days, 184 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
Honavar has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 4 March 2023) and the coldest 16.7 °C (on 3 January 1951).
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
HonavarKarnataka
- coords
- 14.28°, 74.44°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
29.6°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
3,583mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
184 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
37.1 °C
4 March 2023
Coldest day
16.7 °C
3 January 1951
Wettest day
315 mm
8 June 1957
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
29 May 2006
Strongest gust
116.6 km/h
15 May 2021
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
2 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
14.7 °C
2 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.0 h
8 June 1967
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 | 32.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 32.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 34 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 726 mm | +569 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 847 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 1126 mm | -40 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 795 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 317 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 269 mm | +77 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -57 mm |
| Dec | 32.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Honavar?
Honavar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 3,583 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Honavar?
The hottest day measured in Honavar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2023, reaching 37.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Honavar?
The coldest day measured in Honavar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1951, at 16.7 °C.
Does it snow in Honavar?
Almost never: Honavar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Honavar warmed?
Yes: Honavar warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Honavar?
The wettest day measured in Honavar between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1957, with 315 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Honavar?
The windiest day measured in Honavar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 2006, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Honavar?
The warmest month in Honavar is April (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Honavar?
Honavar receives on average 3,583 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Honavar?
Honavar gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Honavar?
Yes: Honavar has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Honavar?
In Honavar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 2 May 2002, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 2 January 1951.
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