Kārkala climate — normals and trends
Kārkala (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 3,703 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kārkala averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 207 rainy days per year.
Kārkala has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 14 March 1946) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 3 January 1951).
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
KārkalaKarnataka
- coords
- 13.21°, 74.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
3,703mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
162 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
207 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
314 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
36.3 °C
14 March 1946
Coldest day
13.4 °C
3 January 1951
Wettest day
279 mm
18 May 1962
Windiest day
32.3 km/h
15 May 2021
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
2 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
11.8 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 March 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 | 31.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 39 mm | +4 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 208 mm | +99 mm |
| May | 29.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 873 mm | +624 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 844 mm | +22 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 1122 mm | +109 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 708 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 242 mm | -101 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 472 mm | +193 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 14 mm | -93 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kārkala?
Kārkala has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 3,703 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kārkala?
The hottest day measured in Kārkala between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1946, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kārkala?
The coldest day measured in Kārkala between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1951, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kārkala?
Almost never: Kārkala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kārkala warmed?
Yes: Kārkala warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kārkala?
The wettest day measured in Kārkala between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1962, with 279 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kārkala?
The windiest day measured in Kārkala between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2021, with winds reaching 32.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kārkala?
The warmest month in Kārkala is April (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Kārkala?
Kārkala receives on average 3,703 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 207 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kārkala?
Kārkala gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kārkala?
Yes: Kārkala has on average 314 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kārkala?
In Kārkala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 2 May 2002, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 11 December 1981.
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