Karwar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Karwar?

Karwar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 3,325 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karwar?

The hottest day measured in Karwar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2025, reaching 36.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Karwar?

The coldest day measured in Karwar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at 17.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Karwar?

Almost never: Karwar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Karwar warmed?

Yes: Karwar warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Karwar?

The wettest day measured in Karwar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1974, with 286 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Karwar?

The windiest day measured in Karwar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2021, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Karwar?

The warmest month in Karwar is May (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Karwar?

Karwar receives on average 3,325 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Karwar?

Karwar gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Karwar (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 3,325 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Karwar averages 0 frost days, 119 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.

Karwar 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 36.6 °C (on 12 March 2025) and the coldest 17.2 °C (on 2 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

KarwarKarnataka

coords: 14.81°, 74.13°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.0°C

Average daily high

28.8°C

Average daily low

23.9°C

Annual rainfall

3,325mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

14.1km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

119 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

161 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.6 °C

Average feels-like low

27.5 °C

Average peak gust

34.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

362 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

36.6 °C

12 March 2025

Coldest day

17.2 °C

2 January 1951

Wettest day

286 mm

24 May 1974

Windiest day

43.6 km/h

16 May 2021

Strongest gust

110.2 km/h

16 May 2021

Hottest feels-like

41.6 °C

7 May 2020

Coldest feels-like

15.0 °C

13 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.0 h

5 July 2015

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.6 °C12 March 2025	19.4 °C20 December 2025	26.9 °C	3,588 mm	180
2024	34.7 °C8 February 2024	21.2 °C24 January 2024	27.1 °C	3,680 mm	186
2023	35.9 °C16 February 2023	19.7 °C12 January 2023	27.1 °C	2,326 mm	205
2022	34.8 °C4 March 2022	19.3 °C25 January 2022	26.5 °C	2,912 mm	159
2021	33.8 °C1 February 2021	20.3 °C22 December 2021	26.7 °C	3,474 mm	168
2020	35.6 °C22 February 2020	19.7 °C8 February 2020	27.0 °C	3,461 mm	179
2019	34.7 °C28 November 2019	19.9 °C27 January 2019	26.7 °C	3,542 mm	171
2018	34.7 °C16 November 2018	19.3 °C8 January 2018	26.7 °C	2,450 mm	188
2017	35.8 °C28 February 2017	19.5 °C30 December 2017	26.8 °C	2,379 mm	170
2016	35.3 °C3 March 2016	20.0 °C26 December 2016	26.7 °C	2,744 mm	182
2015	33.5 °C2 December 2015	18.8 °C14 January 2015	26.9 °C	2,009 mm	184
2014	33.4 °C26 January 2014	20.9 °C17 February 2014	26.7 °C	2,881 mm	173
2013	36.4 °C5 March 2013	18.5 °C20 December 2013	26.3 °C	3,215 mm	159
2012	33.7 °C13 March 2012	19.0 °C17 January 2012	26.4 °C	2,940 mm	141
2011	34.1 °C6 February 2011	18.0 °C13 January 2011	26.3 °C	3,644 mm	163
2010	33.2 °C2 May 2010	20.4 °C23 December 2010	26.7 °C	3,344 mm	152
2009	35.7 °C20 February 2009	20.5 °C27 January 2009	26.8 °C	3,273 mm	176
2008	34.2 °C13 January 2008	19.1 °C9 February 2008	26.5 °C	2,809 mm	164
2007	33.6 °C22 December 2007	19.0 °C25 November 2007	26.5 °C	3,963 mm	147
2006	35.3 °C6 February 2006	20.5 °C1 February 2006	26.5 °C	3,923 mm	158
2005	35.7 °C13 February 2005	20.3 °C29 December 2005	26.5 °C	3,211 mm	136
2004	34.2 °C10 December 2004	20.0 °C22 December 2004	26.3 °C	2,611 mm	162
2003	33.1 °C8 April 2003	19.0 °C17 December 2003	26.6 °C	2,742 mm	158
2002	33.2 °C8 December 2002	19.9 °C28 January 2002	26.5 °C	2,370 mm	156
2001	34.6 °C24 January 2001	20.5 °C12 December 2001	26.2 °C	2,344 mm	126
2000	34.8 °C29 February 2000	19.9 °C8 February 2000	26.1 °C	2,774 mm	137
1999	34.2 °C18 February 1999	19.5 °C8 January 1999	26.1 °C	2,480 mm	128
1998	34.3 °C12 February 1998	19.9 °C22 December 1998	26.6 °C	3,138 mm	148
1997	34.6 °C28 February 1997	19.5 °C22 January 1997	26.3 °C	2,675 mm	123
1996	34.0 °C12 December 1996	20.5 °C6 December 1996	26.2 °C	2,769 mm	121
1995	33.5 °C7 February 1995	18.7 °C12 January 1995	26.3 °C	2,644 mm	131
1994	32.7 °C24 January 1994	19.0 °C12 December 1994	26.0 °C	3,393 mm	134
1993	34.1 °C29 January 1993	19.6 °C8 January 1993	26.0 °C	2,696 mm	121
1992	33.2 °C18 January 1992	18.3 °C8 January 1992	25.8 °C	2,844 mm	97
1991	35.1 °C29 January 1991	18.2 °C3 January 1991	26.2 °C	3,073 mm	132
1990	34.4 °C20 January 1990	19.0 °C14 January 1990	25.8 °C	3,296 mm	97
1989	34.8 °C20 February 1989	21.0 °C3 January 1989	26.1 °C	2,344 mm	134
1988	34.8 °C30 January 1988	19.4 °C1 December 1988	26.1 °C	2,824 mm	118
1987	33.2 °C7 December 1987	20.4 °C21 December 1987	26.3 °C	2,378 mm	103
1986	33.1 °C12 January 1986	19.5 °C17 February 1986	26.0 °C	2,443 mm	85
1985	33.6 °C12 March 1985	20.6 °C1 December 1985	26.0 °C	2,653 mm	105
1984	35.0 °C28 February 1984	19.6 °C13 December 1984	26.1 °C	2,613 mm	126
1983	33.2 °C21 January 1983	19.7 °C9 January 1983	25.7 °C	3,592 mm	73
1982	32.4 °C26 May 1982	21.0 °C4 January 1982	26.0 °C	3,552 mm	83
1981	35.3 °C4 March 1981	18.4 °C11 December 1981	26.1 °C	3,632 mm	134
1980	33.4 °C14 March 1980	20.1 °C27 December 1980	26.2 °C	3,974 mm	123
1979	34.6 °C11 March 1979	20.0 °C30 December 1979	26.4 °C	2,393 mm	115
1978	32.5 °C15 December 1978	19.9 °C10 February 1978	25.9 °C	3,465 mm	92
1977	33.3 °C12 November 1977	19.6 °C14 January 1977	26.2 °C	3,022 mm	127
1976	33.6 °C22 February 1976	18.6 °C9 January 1976	25.9 °C	3,032 mm	80
1975	33.9 °C24 February 1975	17.4 °C9 January 1975	25.5 °C	3,397 mm	83
1974	33.2 °C26 February 1974	19.6 °C12 January 1974	25.8 °C	3,683 mm	95
1973	34.7 °C12 February 1973	20.3 °C4 February 1973	26.1 °C	3,195 mm	124
1972	33.1 °C12 January 1972	18.1 °C16 February 1972	26.2 °C	2,211 mm	141
1971	33.4 °C15 February 1971	18.8 °C27 December 1971	25.7 °C	2,590 mm	108
1970	33.1 °C12 April 1970	18.4 °C14 December 1970	25.8 °C	3,335 mm	119
1969	34.8 °C10 February 1969	19.6 °C30 January 1969	26.3 °C	2,711 mm	140
1968	33.9 °C8 December 1968	18.9 °C23 January 1968	26.0 °C	3,392 mm	124
1967	34.7 °C17 February 1967	18.7 °C7 January 1967	26.3 °C	3,729 mm	152
1966	33.4 °C8 February 1966	19.1 °C15 December 1966	25.6 °C	3,670 mm	76
1965	33.9 °C15 February 1965	20.1 °C14 January 1965	25.8 °C	3,215 mm	111
1964	35.0 °C15 February 1964	19.6 °C28 November 1964	25.5 °C	4,231 mm	109
1963	33.1 °C28 December 1963	19.6 °C1 January 1963	25.9 °C	3,702 mm	120
1962	35.2 °C13 February 1962	18.9 °C6 January 1962	25.8 °C	4,034 mm	81
1961	33.1 °C9 January 1961	19.5 °C14 February 1961	25.7 °C	5,253 mm	100
1960	35.7 °C25 February 1960	20.1 °C3 December 1960	25.8 °C	3,504 mm	114
1959	34.1 °C21 March 1959	20.1 °C3 February 1959	26.0 °C	4,046 mm	116
1958	33.1 °C19 January 1958	20.6 °C15 January 1958	26.0 °C	4,083 mm	97
1957	33.8 °C2 February 1957	20.5 °C9 February 1957	25.8 °C	3,226 mm	100
1956	32.2 °C15 January 1956	19.7 °C18 December 1956	25.2 °C	4,135 mm	55
1955	33.5 °C20 April 1955	20.3 °C1 January 1955	25.5 °C	4,068 mm	58
1954	33.4 °C7 December 1954	19.8 °C31 December 1954	25.5 °C	4,117 mm	82
1953	32.6 °C26 November 1953	18.9 °C4 January 1953	25.2 °C	3,926 mm	66
1952	32.5 °C13 April 1952	19.6 °C3 January 1952	24.9 °C	3,453 mm	31
1951	32.1 °C4 November 1951	17.2 °C2 January 1951	24.9 °C	3,567 mm	13
1950	31.8 °C10 January 1950	18.2 °C25 December 1950	24.4 °C	3,236 mm	26
1949	32.8 °C26 November 1949	19.6 °C8 February 1949	24.7 °C	4,497 mm	24
1948	33.1 °C16 March 1948	19.3 °C6 February 1948	25.9 °C	3,329 mm	122
1947	33.1 °C24 December 1947	19.9 °C24 January 1947	25.7 °C	3,328 mm	97
1946	33.2 °C14 March 1946	18.6 °C26 January 1946	25.5 °C	4,819 mm	104
1945	35.2 °C25 February 1945	17.4 °C7 January 1945	25.4 °C	3,944 mm	89
1944	33.5 °C4 March 1944	18.1 °C31 January 1944	25.7 °C	3,553 mm	90
1943	36.2 °C23 February 1943	19.4 °C19 December 1943	24.8 °C	6,851 mm	44
1942	33.5 °C8 February 1942	20.3 °C18 January 1942	25.1 °C	4,471 mm	64
1941	33.7 °C18 December 1941	19.5 °C11 February 1941	25.5 °C	3,317 mm	107
1940	33.2 °C6 November 1940	19.1 °C15 January 1940	25.1 °C	4,623 mm	54

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

180 d/yr

+61

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3588 mm

+263 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.0 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Feb	31.3 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	31.6 °C	+1.8 °C	1 mm	-5 mm
Apr	31.0 °C	+0.5 °C	25 mm	+5 mm
May	29.9 °C	-0.3 °C	650 mm	+489 mm
Jun	28.7 °C	+1.1 °C	733 mm	-107 mm
Jul	27.2 °C	+0.7 °C	873 mm	-193 mm
Aug	26.9 °C	+0.5 °C	754 mm	+45 mm
Sep	27.6 °C	+0.3 °C	277 mm	-14 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+0.8 °C	263 mm	+89 mm
Nov	30.0 °C	-0.1 °C	12 mm	-34 mm
Dec	30.3 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-9 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

12 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.4 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

142.0 mm

6 Aug 2025

Windiest day

28.3 km/h

23 May 2025

Strongest gust

74.9 km/h

26 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

12 Oct 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.2 °C

20 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Karwar?

Karwar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 3,325 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karwar?

The hottest day measured in Karwar between 1940 and 2025 was 12 March 2025, reaching 36.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Karwar?

The coldest day measured in Karwar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at 17.2 °C.

Does it snow in Karwar?

Almost never: Karwar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Karwar warmed?

Yes: Karwar warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Karwar?

The wettest day measured in Karwar between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1974, with 286 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Karwar?

The windiest day measured in Karwar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2021, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Karwar?

The warmest month in Karwar is May (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Karwar?

Karwar receives on average 3,325 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Karwar?

Karwar gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Karwar?

Yes: Karwar has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karwar?

In Karwar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 7 May 2020, and the lowest was 15.0 °C on 13 December 1945.

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