Kakching climate — normals and trends
Kakching (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 1,552 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 June (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kakching averages 0 frost days, 28 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 176 rainy days per year.
Kakching 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 36.0 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest 3.3 °C (on 4 January 1974).
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
KakchingManipur
- coords
- 24.50°, 93.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.5°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,552mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
28 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
176 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
136 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
36.0 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
3.3 °C
4 January 1974
Wettest day
179 mm
12 June 1960
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
30 April 1991
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
30 April 1991
Hottest feels-like
41.0 °C
20 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.0 °C
4 February 1968
Sunniest day
13.1 h
16 June 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 25.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 9 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 62 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 27.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 210 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 419 mm | +97 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 309 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 173 mm | -85 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 118 mm | -64 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 103 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 25.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 37 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kakching?
Kakching has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 1,552 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kakching?
The hottest day measured in Kakching between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 36.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kakching?
The coldest day measured in Kakching between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1974, at 3.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kakching?
Almost never: Kakching sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kakching warmed?
Yes: Kakching warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kakching?
The wettest day measured in Kakching between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1960, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kakching?
The windiest day measured in Kakching between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1991, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kakching?
The warmest month in Kakching is June (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kakching?
Kakching receives on average 1,552 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 176 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kakching?
Kakching gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kakching?
Yes: Kakching has on average 136 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kakching?
In Kakching, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.0 °C on 20 September 2024, and the lowest was 0.0 °C on 4 February 1968.
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