Khirkiya climate — normals and trends
Khirkiya (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,094 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 (34.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Khirkiya averages 0 frost days, 233 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 85 rainy days per year.
Khirkiya has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 16 May 1948) and the coldest 5.5 °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
KhirkiyaMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 22.17°, 76.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,094mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
233 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
85 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °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
46.6 °C
16 May 1948
Coldest day
5.5 °C
22 January 1962
Wettest day
380 mm
27 July 1996
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
29 August 1973
Strongest gust
75.2 km/h
27 July 1996
Hottest feels-like
52.2 °C
23 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.7 h
17 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 | 26.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 39.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 36.7 °C | -4.2 °C | 34 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 193 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 445 mm | +72 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 206 mm | -121 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 302 mm | +132 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 102 mm | +67 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | -2.0 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Khirkiya?
Khirkiya has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,094 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khirkiya?
The hottest day measured in Khirkiya between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1948, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Khirkiya?
The coldest day measured in Khirkiya between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1962, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Khirkiya?
Almost never: Khirkiya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Khirkiya warmed?
Yes: Khirkiya warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Khirkiya?
The wettest day measured in Khirkiya between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1996, with 380 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Khirkiya?
The windiest day measured in Khirkiya between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1973, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Khirkiya?
The warmest month in Khirkiya is May (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Khirkiya?
Khirkiya receives on average 1,094 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 85 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Khirkiya?
Khirkiya gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Khirkiya?
Yes: Khirkiya has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khirkiya?
In Khirkiya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 52.2 °C on 23 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 22 January 1962.
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