Kāranja climate — normals and trends
Kāranja (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,023 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 (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kāranja averages 0 frost days, 242 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Kāranja 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 46.4 °C (on 21 May 1954) and the coldest 6.9 °C (on 28 December 1983).
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
KāranjaMaharashtra
- coords
- 20.48°, 77.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,023mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
242 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
245 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
46.4 °C
21 May 1954
Coldest day
6.9 °C
28 December 1983
Wettest day
336 mm
4 July 1946
Windiest day
34.8 km/h
4 July 1940
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
25 June 2002
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
8 June 1993
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.7 h
18 May 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 | 30.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 38.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 41.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 6 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | -4.4 °C | 179 mm | +164 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 131 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 328 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 298 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 29.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 476 mm | +307 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 87 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kāranja?
Kāranja has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,023 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kāranja?
The hottest day measured in Kāranja between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1954, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kāranja?
The coldest day measured in Kāranja between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, at 6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kāranja?
Almost never: Kāranja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kāranja warmed?
Yes: Kāranja warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kāranja?
The wettest day measured in Kāranja between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1946, with 336 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kāranja?
The windiest day measured in Kāranja between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1940, with winds reaching 34.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kāranja?
The warmest month in Kāranja is May (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kāranja?
Kāranja receives on average 1,023 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kāranja?
Kāranja gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kāranja?
Yes: Kāranja has on average 245 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kāranja?
In Kāranja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 8 June 1993, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 6 January 1945.
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