Kannauj climate — normals and trends
Kannauj (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 948 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kannauj averages 0 frost days, 222 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Kannauj between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.8 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 2.9 °C (on 25 December 1945).
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
KannaujUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 27.06°, 79.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
948mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
18.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
222 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
201 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
47.8 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
2.9 °C
25 December 1945
Wettest day
245 mm
3 October 1960
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
20 September 1980
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
20 September 1980
Hottest feels-like
50.0 °C
8 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
-1.1 °C
25 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 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 | 20.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 38.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 38.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 120 mm | +29 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 222 mm | -63 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 304 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 193 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 92 mm | +48 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kannauj?
Kannauj has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 948 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kannauj?
The hottest day measured in Kannauj between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 47.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kannauj?
The coldest day measured in Kannauj between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1945, at 2.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kannauj?
Almost never: Kannauj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kannauj warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Kannauj.
What is the wettest day in Kannauj?
The wettest day measured in Kannauj between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1960, with 245 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kannauj?
The windiest day measured in Kannauj between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1980, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kannauj?
The warmest month in Kannauj is June (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kannauj?
Kannauj receives on average 948 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kannauj?
Kannauj gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kannauj?
Yes: Kannauj has on average 201 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kannauj?
In Kannauj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.0 °C on 8 June 2014, and the lowest was -1.1 °C on 25 December 1945.
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