Katheru climate — normals and trends
Katheru (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,180 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 (31.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Katheru averages 0 frost days, 267 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Katheru has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 8 May 1956) and the coldest 12.1 °C (on 7 January 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
KatheruAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 17.04°, 81.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,180mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
8.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
267 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.5 °C
Average feels-like low
27.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
312 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
46.1 °C
8 May 1956
Coldest day
12.1 °C
7 January 1945
Wettest day
317 mm
17 June 1978
Windiest day
52.1 km/h
31 October 1943
Strongest gust
115.2 km/h
9 May 1990
Hottest feels-like
49.6 °C
26 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
9.3 °C
7 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
6 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 36.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | -2.8 °C | 126 mm | +67 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 92 mm | -65 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 160 mm | -97 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 198 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 161 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 199 mm | +65 mm |
| Nov | 31.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 10 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 38 mm | +19 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Katheru?
Katheru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,180 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katheru?
The hottest day measured in Katheru between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1956, reaching 46.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Katheru?
The coldest day measured in Katheru between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 12.1 °C.
Does it snow in Katheru?
Almost never: Katheru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Katheru warmed?
Yes: Katheru warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Katheru?
The wettest day measured in Katheru between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1978, with 317 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Katheru?
The windiest day measured in Katheru between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 1943, with winds reaching 52.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Katheru?
The warmest month in Katheru is May (31.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Katheru?
Katheru receives on average 1,180 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Katheru?
Katheru gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Katheru?
Yes: Katheru has on average 312 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Katheru?
In Katheru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.6 °C on 26 May 2015, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 7 January 1945.
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