Konark climate — normals and trends
Konark (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,627 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Konark averages 0 frost days, 200 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.
Konark has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 10 June 1965) and the coldest 12.3 °C (on 25 January 1953).
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
KonarkOdisha
- coords
- 19.89°, 86.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
24.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,627mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
200 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
140 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
298 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
42.2 °C
10 June 1965
Coldest day
12.3 °C
25 January 1953
Wettest day
316 mm
2 July 2006
Windiest day
66.3 km/h
3 May 2019
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
3 May 2019
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
12 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
10.7 °C
14 January 2012
Sunniest day
12.9 h
29 June 1987
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 11 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 11 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 21 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 243 mm | +192 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 254 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 356 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 243 mm | -113 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 238 mm | -41 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 201 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -54 mm |
| Dec | 26.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Konark?
Konark has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,627 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Konark?
The hottest day measured in Konark between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1965, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Konark?
The coldest day measured in Konark between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 12.3 °C.
Does it snow in Konark?
Almost never: Konark sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Konark warmed?
Yes: Konark warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Konark?
The wettest day measured in Konark between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2006, with 316 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Konark?
The windiest day measured in Konark between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2019, with winds reaching 66.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Konark?
The warmest month in Konark is May (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Konark?
Konark receives on average 1,627 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Konark?
Konark gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Konark?
Yes: Konark has on average 298 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Konark?
In Konark, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 12 June 2014, and the lowest was 10.7 °C on 14 January 2012.
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