Kalghatgi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kalghatgi?

Kalghatgi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalghatgi?

The hottest day measured in Kalghatgi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1956, reaching 41.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kalghatgi?

The coldest day measured in Kalghatgi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1951, at 10.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kalghatgi?

Almost never: Kalghatgi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kalghatgi warmed?

Yes: Kalghatgi warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kalghatgi?

The wettest day measured in Kalghatgi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1942, with 209 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kalghatgi?

The windiest day measured in Kalghatgi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1989, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kalghatgi?

The warmest month in Kalghatgi is April (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kalghatgi?

Kalghatgi receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kalghatgi?

Kalghatgi gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kalghatgi (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,024 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Kalghatgi averages 0 frost days, 154 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.

Kalghatgi has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 27 April 1956) and the coldest 10.4 °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

KalghatgiKarnataka

coords: 15.18°, 74.97°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

24.3°C

Average daily high

29.7°C

Average daily low

20.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,024mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

71%

Average peak wind

17.1km/h

Seasonal range

5.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

154 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

142 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.5 °C

Average feels-like low

21.6 °C

Average peak gust

36.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

237 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.8 °C

27 April 1956

Coldest day

10.4 °C

3 January 1951

Wettest day

209 mm

28 May 1942

Windiest day

41.9 km/h

23 July 1989

Strongest gust

90.7 km/h

24 July 1989

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

27 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

7.9 °C

7 January 1945

Sunniest day

12.0 h

15 May 1996

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.5 °C18 March 2025	13.1 °C20 December 2025	24.9 °C	1,280 mm	149
2024	38.8 °C30 April 2024	13.3 °C18 December 2024	25.5 °C	1,399 mm	192
2023	38.1 °C19 May 2023	13.6 °C15 January 2023	25.7 °C	708 mm	244
2022	36.9 °C17 March 2022	13.4 °C13 January 2022	24.6 °C	1,234 mm	168
2021	37.5 °C31 March 2021	12.9 °C22 December 2021	24.7 °C	1,135 mm	143
2020	37.0 °C6 May 2020	13.6 °C8 February 2020	25.1 °C	1,055 mm	193
2019	38.8 °C19 May 2019	14.0 °C6 January 2019	25.1 °C	1,177 mm	170
2018	37.8 °C27 April 2018	13.9 °C8 January 2018	25.1 °C	935 mm	211
2017	38.0 °C8 April 2017	13.4 °C8 January 2017	25.2 °C	826 mm	178
2016	38.7 °C27 April 2016	13.1 °C10 December 2016	25.1 °C	897 mm	211
2015	37.0 °C19 April 2015	11.4 °C15 January 2015	25.1 °C	656 mm	203
2014	37.4 °C29 March 2014	13.8 °C26 December 2014	24.7 °C	951 mm	164
2013	37.4 °C12 April 2013	12.2 °C20 December 2013	24.5 °C	1,078 mm	162
2012	37.0 °C20 March 2012	10.9 °C20 November 2012	24.7 °C	841 mm	180
2011	36.3 °C17 May 2011	10.9 °C13 January 2011	24.5 °C	1,032 mm	190
2010	38.4 °C11 May 2010	11.1 °C23 December 2010	25.1 °C	1,064 mm	163
2009	37.9 °C12 May 2009	14.1 °C6 January 2009	25.1 °C	1,309 mm	187
2008	37.2 °C14 April 2008	13.4 °C24 January 2008	24.6 °C	1,055 mm	194
2007	37.9 °C25 April 2007	12.4 °C16 November 2007	24.7 °C	1,074 mm	164
2006	37.9 °C2 May 2006	14.8 °C7 February 2006	24.8 °C	1,033 mm	175
2005	39.4 °C19 May 2005	13.2 °C17 November 2005	24.8 °C	995 mm	173
2004	38.7 °C12 April 2004	13.8 °C21 December 2004	24.6 °C	719 mm	169
2003	39.2 °C9 May 2003	12.3 °C17 December 2003	25.2 °C	646 mm	175
2002	37.7 °C2 May 2002	12.8 °C29 January 2002	25.0 °C	609 mm	202
2001	37.1 °C1 May 2001	14.3 °C23 January 2001	24.6 °C	633 mm	170
2000	39.3 °C30 April 2000	13.2 °C19 December 2000	24.4 °C	823 mm	159
1999	37.6 °C16 April 1999	13.3 °C27 January 1999	24.4 °C	794 mm	142
1998	39.2 °C1 June 1998	12.1 °C22 December 1998	24.9 °C	959 mm	152
1997	37.0 °C26 May 1997	13.0 °C24 January 1997	24.7 °C	749 mm	152
1996	39.2 °C4 May 1996	13.0 °C5 December 1996	24.7 °C	938 mm	162
1995	37.3 °C26 April 1995	12.2 °C12 January 1995	24.7 °C	702 mm	150
1994	38.4 °C14 May 1994	13.5 °C12 December 1994	24.2 °C	928 mm	129
1993	37.0 °C22 April 1993	13.3 °C8 January 1993	24.3 °C	849 mm	135
1992	36.8 °C13 April 1992	12.1 °C7 January 1992	24.1 °C	831 mm	144
1991	36.5 °C23 April 1991	10.9 °C3 January 1991	24.5 °C	1,019 mm	163
1990	38.5 °C24 April 1990	12.4 °C14 January 1990	24.1 °C	886 mm	137
1989	37.4 °C17 April 1989	14.6 °C9 February 1989	24.4 °C	763 mm	169
1988	38.6 °C7 May 1988	13.6 °C1 December 1988	24.6 °C	787 mm	170
1987	38.3 °C21 April 1987	14.0 °C21 December 1987	24.7 °C	626 mm	162
1986	37.8 °C20 April 1986	13.2 °C17 February 1986	24.6 °C	699 mm	153
1985	37.2 °C28 April 1985	15.1 °C24 October 1985	24.5 °C	588 mm	181
1984	37.5 °C11 May 1984	13.5 °C23 January 1984	24.5 °C	661 mm	146
1983	37.4 °C4 May 1983	12.9 °C9 January 1983	24.2 °C	1,152 mm	140
1982	36.8 °C10 April 1982	15.4 °C24 January 1982	24.4 °C	861 mm	142
1981	37.8 °C6 April 1981	12.1 °C11 December 1981	24.5 °C	948 mm	151
1980	36.9 °C8 May 1980	14.4 °C25 December 1980	24.6 °C	1,186 mm	165
1979	38.4 °C2 May 1979	14.5 °C25 February 1979	24.6 °C	849 mm	133
1978	36.8 °C2 April 1978	14.0 °C20 November 1978	24.0 °C	970 mm	116
1977	35.9 °C30 April 1977	12.6 °C14 January 1977	24.4 °C	769 mm	148
1976	35.6 °C20 April 1976	13.5 °C7 January 1976	24.3 °C	826 mm	166
1975	39.2 °C26 April 1975	11.4 °C9 January 1975	23.8 °C	979 mm	125
1974	37.4 °C2 May 1974	12.4 °C10 November 1974	24.0 °C	956 mm	122
1973	37.9 °C30 April 1973	13.0 °C10 November 1973	24.4 °C	896 mm	143
1972	37.6 °C9 May 1972	12.2 °C15 February 1972	24.5 °C	781 mm	183
1971	37.3 °C11 May 1971	11.9 °C21 December 1971	23.9 °C	732 mm	116
1970	39.5 °C8 May 1970	11.0 °C3 December 1970	24.1 °C	921 mm	144
1969	38.5 °C26 April 1969	11.9 °C26 January 1969	24.6 °C	907 mm	156
1968	37.8 °C16 May 1968	13.3 °C28 December 1968	24.1 °C	995 mm	143
1967	38.5 °C31 May 1967	11.2 °C7 January 1967	24.6 °C	1,170 mm	191
1966	38.5 °C30 April 1966	10.9 °C14 December 1966	23.7 °C	1,513 mm	128
1965	38.5 °C15 May 1965	13.7 °C7 February 1965	23.9 °C	1,069 mm	143
1964	38.8 °C9 April 1964	11.9 °C27 November 1964	23.9 °C	1,595 mm	157
1963	36.9 °C26 April 1963	14.7 °C18 December 1963	24.0 °C	1,275 mm	139
1962	38.1 °C4 May 1962	12.0 °C5 January 1962	24.1 °C	1,231 mm	121
1961	36.8 °C17 April 1961	13.2 °C13 February 1961	23.8 °C	1,402 mm	104
1960	39.0 °C22 April 1960	13.9 °C3 December 1960	24.3 °C	1,138 mm	138
1959	39.3 °C30 April 1959	13.4 °C3 February 1959	24.7 °C	1,435 mm	179
1958	37.9 °C31 March 1958	14.2 °C7 December 1958	24.3 °C	1,343 mm	168
1957	38.9 °C7 May 1957	13.6 °C25 January 1957	24.3 °C	925 mm	148
1956	41.8 °C27 April 1956	12.2 °C15 December 1956	23.6 °C	1,263 mm	114
1955	38.4 °C20 April 1955	13.7 °C11 December 1955	23.9 °C	1,168 mm	127
1954	39.0 °C20 April 1954	13.0 °C31 December 1954	23.9 °C	1,474 mm	137
1953	37.6 °C19 March 1953	12.7 °C22 January 1953	23.2 °C	1,390 mm	121
1952	36.9 °C13 April 1952	11.8 °C9 January 1952	23.0 °C	1,001 mm	130
1951	36.2 °C2 March 1951	10.4 °C3 January 1951	22.9 °C	973 mm	110
1950	38.9 °C16 April 1950	11.6 °C22 December 1950	22.4 °C	862 mm	109
1949	36.3 °C26 April 1949	12.3 °C7 February 1949	22.6 °C	1,206 mm	82
1948	38.6 °C21 March 1948	13.8 °C5 February 1948	24.1 °C	1,035 mm	149
1947	38.8 °C5 May 1947	14.3 °C29 December 1947	24.1 °C	1,233 mm	151
1946	39.2 °C28 April 1946	13.7 °C16 January 1946	23.7 °C	1,579 mm	142
1945	38.8 °C22 March 1945	12.0 °C7 January 1945	23.9 °C	1,041 mm	152
1944	38.3 °C10 April 1944	13.2 °C10 February 1944	24.0 °C	1,068 mm	142
1943	38.0 °C5 May 1943	12.7 °C9 December 1943	22.6 °C	2,038 mm	101
1942	37.6 °C1 April 1942	13.8 °C1 January 1942	23.3 °C	1,520 mm	117
1941	39.8 °C1 May 1941	13.1 °C11 December 1941	23.7 °C	1,035 mm	161
1940	38.2 °C3 April 1940	11.9 °C14 March 1940	23.3 °C	1,406 mm	132

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.8 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

149 d/yr

-5

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1280 mm

+256 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.2 °C	+0.7 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Feb	33.1 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	35.0 °C	+0.7 °C	2 mm	-4 mm
Apr	34.5 °C	-0.7 °C	32 mm	+7 mm
May	30.7 °C	-2.8 °C	333 mm	+263 mm
Jun	27.8 °C	+0.2 °C	206 mm	+9 mm
Jul	26.2 °C	+0.7 °C	276 mm	-8 mm
Aug	26.4 °C	+0.6 °C	237 mm	+49 mm
Sep	27.3 °C	+0.1 °C	103 mm	-17 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+0.2 °C	88 mm	-8 mm
Nov	29.0 °C	+0.2 °C	3 mm	-27 mm
Dec	28.3 °C	-0.4 °C	1 mm	-4 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.5 °C

18 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.1 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

66.2 mm

21 May 2025

Windiest day

34.4 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

66.6 km/h

26 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.1 °C

26 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.4 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kalghatgi?

Kalghatgi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kalghatgi?

The hottest day measured in Kalghatgi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1956, reaching 41.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kalghatgi?

The coldest day measured in Kalghatgi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1951, at 10.4 °C.

Does it snow in Kalghatgi?

Almost never: Kalghatgi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kalghatgi warmed?

Yes: Kalghatgi warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kalghatgi?

The wettest day measured in Kalghatgi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1942, with 209 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kalghatgi?

The windiest day measured in Kalghatgi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1989, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kalghatgi?

The warmest month in Kalghatgi is April (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Kalghatgi?

Kalghatgi receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kalghatgi?

Kalghatgi gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kalghatgi?

Yes: Kalghatgi has on average 237 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kalghatgi?

In Kalghatgi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 27 April 2016, and the lowest was 7.9 °C on 7 January 1945.

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