Koppal climate — normals and trends
Koppal (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 596 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 April (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Koppal averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Koppal has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.4 °C (on 1 May 1941) and the coldest 11.4 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
KoppalKarnataka
- coords
- 15.35°, 76.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
596mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
276 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
41.4 °C
1 May 1941
Coldest day
11.4 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
120 mm
30 September 2009
Windiest day
45.2 km/h
24 July 1989
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
21 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
30 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.1 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.2 h
27 May 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | -1.4 °C | 19 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 32.4 °C | -3.7 °C | 151 mm | +110 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 120 mm | +34 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 133 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 177 mm | +73 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 89 mm | -9 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 63 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 2 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 27.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Koppal?
Koppal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 596 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Koppal?
The hottest day measured in Koppal between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1941, reaching 41.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Koppal?
The coldest day measured in Koppal between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Koppal?
Almost never: Koppal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Koppal warmed?
Yes: Koppal warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Koppal?
The wettest day measured in Koppal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 2009, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Koppal?
The windiest day measured in Koppal between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 45.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Koppal?
The warmest month in Koppal is April (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Koppal?
Koppal receives on average 596 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Koppal?
Koppal gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Koppal?
Yes: Koppal has on average 276 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Koppal?
In Koppal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 30 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.1 °C on 11 December 1981.
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