Khandwa climate — normals and trends
Khandwa (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 975 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 (34.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Khandwa averages 0 frost days, 237 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Khandwa has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.7 °C (on 20 May 1947) and the coldest 5.4 °C (on 22 January 1962).
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
KhandwaMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 21.82°, 76.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
975mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
237 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
234 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
45.7 °C
20 May 1947
Coldest day
5.4 °C
22 January 1962
Wettest day
257 mm
12 July 1941
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
4 July 1940
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
30 September 1953
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
7 June 2011
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.5 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 36.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 40.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 36.7 °C | -3.8 °C | 42 mm | +34 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | -2.1 °C | 162 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 342 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 195 mm | -75 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 306 mm | +142 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 55 mm | +12 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khandwa?
Khandwa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 975 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khandwa?
The hottest day measured in Khandwa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1947, reaching 45.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khandwa?
The coldest day measured in Khandwa between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1962, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Khandwa?
Almost never: Khandwa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khandwa warmed?
Yes: Khandwa warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khandwa?
The wettest day measured in Khandwa between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1941, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khandwa?
The windiest day measured in Khandwa between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1940, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khandwa?
The warmest month in Khandwa is May (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Khandwa?
Khandwa receives on average 975 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khandwa?
Khandwa gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Khandwa?
Yes: Khandwa has on average 234 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khandwa?
In Khandwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 7 June 2011, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 22 January 1962.
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