Kānker climate — normals and trends
Kānker (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,439 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 (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kānker averages 0 frost days, 166 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Kānker has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 8 May 1973) and the coldest 6.0 °C (on 15 January 2012).
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
KānkerChhattisgarh
- coords
- 20.27°, 81.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,439mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
166 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
226 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.37 · 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
44.4 °C
8 May 1973
Coldest day
6.0 °C
15 January 2012
Wettest day
295 mm
17 June 1942
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
13 October 2014
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
8 August 1979
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
27 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
7 January 1986
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 36.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 5 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 14 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | -3.7 °C | 220 mm | +188 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 183 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 555 mm | +163 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 342 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 400 mm | +166 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 154 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kānker?
Kānker has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,439 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kānker?
The hottest day measured in Kānker between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1973, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kānker?
The coldest day measured in Kānker between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2012, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kānker?
Almost never: Kānker sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kānker warmed?
Yes: Kānker warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kānker?
The wettest day measured in Kānker between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1942, with 295 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kānker?
The windiest day measured in Kānker between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2014, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kānker?
The warmest month in Kānker is May (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kānker?
Kānker receives on average 1,439 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kānker?
Kānker gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kānker?
Yes: Kānker has on average 226 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kānker?
In Kānker, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 27 May 2019, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 7 January 1986.
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