Khajuraho climate — normals and trends
Khajuraho (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,027 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 (34.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Khajuraho averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Khajuraho has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.2 °C (on 11 June 2019) and the coldest 2.7 °C (on 8 January 2013).
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
KhajurahoMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 24.85°, 79.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,027mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
208 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
206 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
47.2 °C
11 June 2019
Coldest day
2.7 °C
8 January 2013
Wettest day
181 mm
11 August 1980
Windiest day
35.5 km/h
14 September 1977
Strongest gust
71.6 km/h
12 September 1972
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
8 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
-0.8 °C
11 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
10 May 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 | 22.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 33.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 38.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 39.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 7 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 35.9 °C | -2.3 °C | 236 mm | +116 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 589 mm | +258 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 288 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 152 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 87 mm | +52 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khajuraho?
Khajuraho has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,027 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khajuraho?
The hottest day measured in Khajuraho between 1940 and 2025 was 11 June 2019, reaching 47.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khajuraho?
The coldest day measured in Khajuraho between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2013, at 2.7 °C.
Does it snow in Khajuraho?
Almost never: Khajuraho sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khajuraho warmed?
Yes: Khajuraho warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khajuraho?
The wettest day measured in Khajuraho between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 1980, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khajuraho?
The windiest day measured in Khajuraho between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1977, with winds reaching 35.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khajuraho?
The warmest month in Khajuraho is May (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Khajuraho?
Khajuraho receives on average 1,027 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khajuraho?
Khajuraho gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Khajuraho?
Yes: Khajuraho has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khajuraho?
In Khajuraho, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 8 June 2014, and the lowest was -0.8 °C on 11 February 1950.
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