Karhal climate — normals and trends
Karhal (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 847 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 (33.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Karhal averages 0 frost days, 224 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Karhal 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 2.4 °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
KarhalUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 27.00°, 78.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
847mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
224 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
200 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 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
2.4 °C
25 December 1945
Wettest day
155 mm
25 June 1996
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
13 September 1972
Strongest gust
78.1 km/h
13 September 1972
Hottest feels-like
50.0 °C
5 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-2.1 °C
25 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
20 June 1951
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 | 13 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 38.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 38.2 °C | -2.3 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 171 mm | +95 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 275 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 296 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 128 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | -1.3 °C | 99 mm | +61 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 21.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karhal?
Karhal has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 847 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karhal?
The hottest day measured in Karhal between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 47.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karhal?
The coldest day measured in Karhal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1945, at 2.4 °C.
Does it snow in Karhal?
Almost never: Karhal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karhal warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Karhal.
What is the wettest day in Karhal?
The wettest day measured in Karhal between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1996, with 155 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karhal?
The windiest day measured in Karhal between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1972, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karhal?
The warmest month in Karhal is June (33.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Karhal?
Karhal receives on average 847 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karhal?
Karhal gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Karhal?
Yes: Karhal has on average 200 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karhal?
In Karhal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.0 °C on 5 June 2019, and the lowest was -2.1 °C on 25 December 1945.
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