Karol Bāgh climate — normals and trends
Karol Bāgh (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 729 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 (33.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Karol Bāgh averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Karol Bāgh between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.6 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest 1.2 °C (on 10 February 1950).
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
Karol BāghNational Capital Territory of Delhi
- coords
- 28.65°, 77.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
729mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
191 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
47.6 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
1.2 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
336 mm
6 July 1964
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
22 April 1958
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
11 July 1958
Hottest feels-like
49.4 °C
12 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-2.9 °C
25 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.4 h
21 June 1963
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 | 19.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 12 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 27 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 30.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 38.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 6 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | -2.7 °C | 38 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | -3.0 °C | 115 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | -1.3 °C | 258 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 229 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 163 mm | +56 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 62 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karol Bāgh?
Karol Bāgh has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 729 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karol Bāgh?
The hottest day measured in Karol Bāgh between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 47.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karol Bāgh?
The coldest day measured in Karol Bāgh between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at 1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Karol Bāgh?
Almost never: Karol Bāgh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karol Bāgh warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Karol Bāgh.
What is the wettest day in Karol Bāgh?
The wettest day measured in Karol Bāgh between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1964, with 336 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karol Bāgh?
The windiest day measured in Karol Bāgh between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1958, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karol Bāgh?
The warmest month in Karol Bāgh is June (33.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Karol Bāgh?
Karol Bāgh receives on average 729 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karol Bāgh?
Karol Bāgh gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Karol Bāgh?
Yes: Karol Bāgh has on average 191 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karol Bāgh?
In Karol Bāgh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.4 °C on 12 June 2025, and the lowest was -2.9 °C on 25 December 1945.
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