Karad climate — normals and trends
Karad (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 833 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Karad averages 0 frost days, 155 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.
Karad has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 9 May 1967) and the coldest 6.4 °C (on 6 January 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
KaradMaharashtra
- coords
- 17.29°, 74.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
833mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
7.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
155 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
110 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
207 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 = 0.54 · 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
41.9 °C
9 May 1967
Coldest day
6.4 °C
6 January 1945
Wettest day
205 mm
23 July 1989
Windiest day
44.3 km/h
22 June 1953
Strongest gust
111.2 km/h
22 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
27 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.1 h
10 June 1958
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 | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | -3.5 °C | 413 mm | +372 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 177 mm | +17 mm |
| Jul | 26.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 187 mm | -58 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 239 mm | +87 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 238 mm | +122 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 66 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karad?
Karad has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 833 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karad?
The hottest day measured in Karad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1967, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karad?
The coldest day measured in Karad between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, at 6.4 °C.
Does it snow in Karad?
Almost never: Karad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karad warmed?
Yes: Karad warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karad?
The wettest day measured in Karad between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1989, with 205 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karad?
The windiest day measured in Karad between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1953, with winds reaching 44.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karad?
The warmest month in Karad is April (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Karad?
Karad receives on average 833 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karad?
Karad gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Karad?
Yes: Karad has on average 207 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karad?
In Karad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 27 April 2016, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 6 January 1945.
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