Kalaburagi climate — normals and trends
Kalaburagi (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 818 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 (33.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kalaburagi averages 0 frost days, 271 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Kalaburagi 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 44.7 °C (on 11 May 2010) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 6 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
KalaburagiKarnataka
- coords
- 17.34°, 76.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
818mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
271 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
274 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
44.7 °C
11 May 2010
Coldest day
9.6 °C
6 January 1962
Wettest day
263 mm
5 June 2000
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
15 June 1973
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
24 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
26 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
6.6 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.3 h
13 May 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 | 30.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 34.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 36.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 38.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | -4.4 °C | 221 mm | +186 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | -1.8 °C | 90 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 184 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 324 mm | +166 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 291 mm | +130 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 101 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kalaburagi?
Kalaburagi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 818 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalaburagi?
The hottest day measured in Kalaburagi between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2010, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kalaburagi?
The coldest day measured in Kalaburagi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1962, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kalaburagi?
Almost never: Kalaburagi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kalaburagi warmed?
Yes: Kalaburagi warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kalaburagi?
The wettest day measured in Kalaburagi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 2000, with 263 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kalaburagi?
The windiest day measured in Kalaburagi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1973, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kalaburagi?
The warmest month in Kalaburagi is May (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kalaburagi?
Kalaburagi receives on average 818 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kalaburagi?
Kalaburagi gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kalaburagi?
Yes: Kalaburagi has on average 274 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalaburagi?
In Kalaburagi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 26 May 2020, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 11 December 1981.
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