Kishtwār climate — normals and trends
Kishtwār (India) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 1,652 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 July (17.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Kishtwār averages 171 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Kishtwār has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 190 to 152 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 28.0 °C (on 9 June 1947) and the coldest -22.8 °C (on 31 December 1954).
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
KishtwārJammu and Kashmir
- coords
- 33.31°, 75.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.2°C
Average daily high
11.6°C
Average daily low
1.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,652mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
5.6km/h
Seasonal range
23.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
171 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
493.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
28.0 °C
9 June 1947
Coldest day
-22.8 °C
31 December 1954
Wettest day
167 mm
4 October 1955
Windiest day
10.5 km/h
14 December 2024
Strongest gust
123.5 km/h
8 February 1950
Hottest feels-like
32.9 °C
31 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-27.7 °C
31 December 1954
Snowiest day
80.1 cm
9 March 1963
Sunniest day
14.0 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -1.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 43 mm | -119 mm |
| Feb | 0.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 256 mm | +61 mm |
| Mar | 6.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 165 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +5.0 °C | 105 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 96 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 22.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 141 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 22.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 229 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 21.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 343 mm | +152 mm |
| Sep | 22.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 127 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 16.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 75 mm | +23 mm |
| Nov | 12.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 9.4 °C | +7.9 °C | 25 mm | -82 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kishtwār?
Kishtwār has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.2 °C and it receives 1,652 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kishtwār?
The hottest day measured in Kishtwār between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1947, reaching 28.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kishtwār?
The coldest day measured in Kishtwār between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1954, at -22.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kishtwār?
Yes. Kishtwār gets on average 493.1 cm of snow per year and has around 171 frost days.
Has the climate of Kishtwār warmed?
Yes: Kishtwār warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kishtwār?
The wettest day measured in Kishtwār between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1955, with 167 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kishtwār?
The windiest day measured in Kishtwār between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 2024, with winds reaching 10.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kishtwār?
The warmest month in Kishtwār is July (17.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kishtwār?
Kishtwār receives on average 1,652 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kishtwār?
Kishtwār gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kishtwār?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kishtwār between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with 80.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kishtwār?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kishtwār.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kishtwār?
In Kishtwār, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 32.9 °C on 31 July 2024, and the lowest was -27.7 °C on 31 December 1954.
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