Kanakapura climate — normals and trends
Kanakapura (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,046 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kanakapura averages 0 frost days, 120 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Kanakapura has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.4 °C (on 20 April 1954) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 26 December 1941).
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
KanakapuraKarnataka
- coords
- 12.55°, 77.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
29.0°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,046mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
120 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
200 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
38.4 °C
20 April 1954
Coldest day
10.1 °C
26 December 1941
Wettest day
112 mm
13 May 1972
Windiest day
38.4 km/h
24 July 1989
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.3 h
22 May 1948
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 | 27.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 8 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 27 mm | +11 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 133 mm | +69 mm |
| May | 29.9 °C | -2.1 °C | 225 mm | +74 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 89 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 134 mm | -6 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 152 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 83 mm | -50 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 171 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 51 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 13 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kanakapura?
Kanakapura has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,046 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kanakapura?
The hottest day measured in Kanakapura between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1954, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kanakapura?
The coldest day measured in Kanakapura between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1941, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kanakapura?
Almost never: Kanakapura sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kanakapura warmed?
Yes: Kanakapura warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kanakapura?
The wettest day measured in Kanakapura between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1972, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kanakapura?
The windiest day measured in Kanakapura between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 38.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kanakapura?
The warmest month in Kanakapura is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kanakapura?
Kanakapura receives on average 1,046 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kanakapura?
Kanakapura gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kanakapura?
Yes: Kanakapura has on average 200 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kanakapura?
In Kanakapura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 11 December 1981.
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