Kota climate — normals and trends
Kota (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,454 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 December (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kota averages 0 frost days, 208 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Kota has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.6 °C (on 28 May 1998) and the coldest 5.8 °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
KotaChhattisgarh
- coords
- 22.30°, 82.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,454mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
208 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
27.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
225 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
47.6 °C
28 May 1998
Coldest day
5.8 °C
25 January 1953
Wettest day
218 mm
14 July 1958
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
13 October 2014
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
13 October 2014
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
18 May 1970
Coldest feels-like
2.5 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
7 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 | 27.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 36.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 39.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -4.1 °C | 69 mm | +50 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 238 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 608 mm | +182 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 219 mm | -184 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 291 mm | +68 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 156 mm | +90 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kota?
Kota has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,454 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kota?
The hottest day measured in Kota between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1998, reaching 47.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kota?
The coldest day measured in Kota between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kota?
Almost never: Kota sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kota warmed?
Yes: Kota warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kota?
The wettest day measured in Kota between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1958, with 218 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kota?
The windiest day measured in Kota between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2014, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kota?
The warmest month in Kota is May (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kota?
Kota receives on average 1,454 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kota?
Kota gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kota?
Yes: Kota has on average 225 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kota?
In Kota, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 18 May 1970, and the lowest was 2.5 °C on 29 December 1968.
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