Idar climate — normals and trends
Idar (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 692 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Idar averages 0 frost days, 242 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Idar between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.6 °C (on 12 May 1970) and the coldest 3.2 °C (on 10 February 1950).
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
IdarGujarat
- coords
- 23.84°, 73.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
692mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
242 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
47.6 °C
12 May 1970
Coldest day
3.2 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
364 mm
29 July 1952
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
28 July 2015
Strongest gust
99.4 km/h
28 July 2015
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
5 June 1991
Coldest feels-like
-1.8 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.6 h
8 June 1940
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 | 26.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 36.4 °C | -3.1 °C | 43 mm | +38 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | -2.9 °C | 192 mm | +136 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | -1.1 °C | 307 mm | +41 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 208 mm | -22 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 163 mm | +65 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 153 mm | +137 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Idar?
Idar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 692 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Idar?
The hottest day measured in Idar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 May 1970, reaching 47.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Idar?
The coldest day measured in Idar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at 3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Idar?
Almost never: Idar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Idar warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Idar.
What is the wettest day in Idar?
The wettest day measured in Idar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1952, with 364 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Idar?
The windiest day measured in Idar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2015, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Idar?
The warmest month in Idar is May (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Idar?
Idar receives on average 692 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Idar?
Idar gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Idar?
Yes: Idar has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Idar?
In Idar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 5 June 1991, and the lowest was -1.8 °C on 10 February 1950.
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