Jamkhandi climate — normals and trends
Jamkhandi (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 715 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jamkhandi averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Jamkhandi has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 8 May 1988) and the coldest 10.5 °C (on 5 January 1962).
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
JamkhandiKarnataka
- coords
- 16.50°, 75.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
715mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
264 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
43.1 °C
8 May 1988
Coldest day
10.5 °C
5 January 1962
Wettest day
120 mm
15 July 1953
Windiest day
49.3 km/h
25 May 1961
Strongest gust
85.7 km/h
24 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
45.4 °C
27 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
3 January 1991
Sunniest day
12.1 h
26 May 1967
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 36.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 17 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | -4.0 °C | 378 mm | +334 mm |
| Jun | 30.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 190 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 131 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 240 mm | +122 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 188 mm | +64 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 76 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jamkhandi?
Jamkhandi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 715 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jamkhandi?
The hottest day measured in Jamkhandi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1988, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jamkhandi?
The coldest day measured in Jamkhandi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1962, at 10.5 °C.
Does it snow in Jamkhandi?
Almost never: Jamkhandi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jamkhandi warmed?
Yes: Jamkhandi warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jamkhandi?
The wettest day measured in Jamkhandi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1953, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jamkhandi?
The windiest day measured in Jamkhandi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1961, with winds reaching 49.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jamkhandi?
The warmest month in Jamkhandi is April (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Jamkhandi?
Jamkhandi receives on average 715 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jamkhandi?
Jamkhandi gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jamkhandi?
Yes: Jamkhandi has on average 264 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jamkhandi?
In Jamkhandi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.4 °C on 27 April 2016, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 3 January 1991.
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