Kotdwāra climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kotdwāra?

Kotdwāra has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,332 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kotdwāra?

The hottest day measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 43.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kotdwāra?

The coldest day measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -0.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kotdwāra?

Almost never: Kotdwāra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kotdwāra warmed?

Yes: Kotdwāra warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kotdwāra?

The wettest day measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1988, with 299 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kotdwāra?

The windiest day measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with winds reaching 32.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kotdwāra?

The warmest month in Kotdwāra is June (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kotdwāra?

Kotdwāra receives on average 1,332 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kotdwāra?

Kotdwāra gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kotdwāra (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,332 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 June (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Kotdwāra averages 0 frost days, 119 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.

Kotdwāra 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 43.3 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 11 February 1950).

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

KotdwāraUttarakhand

coords: 29.75°, 78.52°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

21.4°C

Average daily high

27.3°C

Average daily low

16.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,332mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

67%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

17.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

119 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

128 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.1 cm

Average feels-like high

28.6 °C

Average feels-like low

16.6 °C

Average peak gust

29.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

146 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.3 °C

27 May 1944

Coldest day

-0.1 °C

11 February 1950

Wettest day

299 mm

4 July 1988

Windiest day

32.2 km/h

9 March 1963

Strongest gust

80.3 km/h

8 January 1995

Hottest feels-like

44.1 °C

27 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

-3.5 °C

11 February 1950

Snowiest day

2.2 cm

5 January 1945

Sunniest day

13.4 h

2 July 1957

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	37.8 °C26 April 2025	5.9 °C10 January 2025	21.8 °C	1,376 mm	136	0
2024	41.5 °C17 June 2024	4.0 °C23 January 2024	22.0 °C	1,218 mm	161	0
2023	37.5 °C22 May 2023	4.6 °C18 January 2023	21.7 °C	1,089 mm	132	0
2022	40.7 °C5 June 2022	4.9 °C23 December 2022	22.4 °C	1,142 mm	172	0
2021	37.3 °C14 April 2021	3.5 °C19 December 2021	21.9 °C	1,121 mm	160	0
2020	39.3 °C27 May 2020	4.2 °C19 December 2020	21.4 °C	922 mm	153	0
2019	40.2 °C15 June 2019	4.0 °C29 January 2019	21.9 °C	1,043 mm	140	0
2018	40.1 °C22 May 2018	1.5 °C28 December 2018	21.7 °C	1,677 mm	138	0
2017	39.6 °C4 June 2017	3.5 °C11 January 2017	22.2 °C	1,336 mm	163	0
2016	39.3 °C17 May 2016	3.7 °C25 January 2016	22.5 °C	1,136 mm	160	0
2015	40.1 °C23 May 2015	3.6 °C25 December 2015	21.9 °C	980 mm	154	0
2014	40.8 °C7 June 2014	3.5 °C4 January 2014	21.6 °C	821 mm	159	0
2013	39.5 °C20 May 2013	1.4 °C8 January 2013	21.6 °C	1,606 mm	115	0
2012	41.6 °C30 May 2012	3.1 °C9 February 2012	21.8 °C	849 mm	137	0
2011	38.2 °C15 May 2011	3.9 °C23 December 2011	21.4 °C	1,147 mm	119	0
2010	39.5 °C17 April 2010	4.1 °C14 January 2010	22.5 °C	1,939 mm	144	0
2009	40.4 °C1 May 2009	4.4 °C26 December 2009	22.3 °C	1,077 mm	149	0
2008	39.3 °C1 May 2008	2.4 °C24 January 2008	21.6 °C	1,393 mm	128	0
2007	40.6 °C9 June 2007	2.2 °C7 January 2007	21.9 °C	1,154 mm	150	0
2006	38.2 °C6 May 2006	2.8 °C23 January 2006	22.3 °C	869 mm	157	0
2005	41.4 °C19 June 2005	4.4 °C20 January 2005	21.8 °C	1,259 mm	132	0
2004	41.2 °C17 May 2004	3.6 °C27 December 2004	21.8 °C	856 mm	150	0
2003	40.0 °C31 May 2003	2.0 °C11 January 2003	21.3 °C	1,277 mm	125	0
2002	39.5 °C22 May 2002	3.0 °C2 January 2002	21.7 °C	1,148 mm	139	0
2001	38.8 °C10 May 2001	2.7 °C11 January 2001	21.3 °C	1,071 mm	140	0
2000	38.5 °C19 May 2000	3.5 °C16 January 2000	21.1 °C	1,237 mm	104	0
1999	41.0 °C30 April 1999	3.8 °C25 December 1999	21.8 °C	1,324 mm	130	0
1998	42.5 °C22 May 1998	3.4 °C23 January 1998	21.8 °C	1,134 mm	124	0
1997	37.1 °C21 May 1997	3.2 °C8 February 1997	20.5 °C	1,246 mm	99	0
1996	39.7 °C28 May 1996	3.8 °C29 January 1996	21.1 °C	1,503 mm	120	0
1995	42.9 °C16 June 1995	3.5 °C10 January 1995	21.7 °C	1,290 mm	115	0
1994	42.4 °C30 May 1994	4.0 °C17 January 1994	21.9 °C	1,285 mm	134	0
1993	40.5 °C6 May 1993	3.6 °C14 January 1993	21.6 °C	1,291 mm	127	0
1992	40.7 °C7 June 1992	1.6 °C3 January 1992	21.4 °C	1,077 mm	124	0
1991	40.8 °C15 May 1991	2.0 °C5 January 1991	21.3 °C	918 mm	121	0
1990	39.3 °C3 June 1990	3.0 °C23 December 1990	21.1 °C	1,552 mm	106	0
1989	39.3 °C10 May 1989	1.2 °C12 January 1989	21.0 °C	1,378 mm	118	0
1988	42.1 °C26 May 1988	4.1 °C26 January 1988	22.0 °C	1,961 mm	129	0
1987	42.1 °C27 June 1987	3.0 °C3 January 1987	22.1 °C	676 mm	163	0
1986	39.8 °C10 June 1986	2.6 °C28 December 1986	21.2 °C	1,252 mm	123	0
1985	39.8 °C29 May 1985	4.0 °C10 December 1985	21.9 °C	1,396 mm	121	0
1984	41.5 °C24 May 1984	1.9 °C24 February 1984	21.2 °C	1,121 mm	109	0
1983	42.2 °C22 June 1983	3.0 °C31 December 1983	20.8 °C	1,534 mm	116	0
1982	39.1 °C30 May 1982	4.2 °C3 January 1982	20.9 °C	1,022 mm	118	0
1981	39.1 °C16 June 1981	1.2 °C22 December 1981	20.9 °C	1,204 mm	131	0
1980	39.6 °C2 May 1980	1.9 °C7 February 1980	21.5 °C	982 mm	117	0
1979	39.9 °C6 June 1979	3.2 °C9 March 1979	21.4 °C	1,089 mm	143	0
1978	41.1 °C21 May 1978	2.6 °C4 January 1978	21.1 °C	1,463 mm	92	0
1977	38.9 °C2 June 1977	1.5 °C29 January 1977	21.3 °C	1,211 mm	85	0
1976	39.4 °C3 June 1976	2.9 °C11 December 1976	20.9 °C	1,452 mm	88	0
1975	39.7 °C14 June 1975	3.2 °C25 January 1975	21.1 °C	1,949 mm	99	0
1974	39.8 °C14 June 1974	0.8 °C9 February 1974	21.4 °C	1,195 mm	119	0
1973	41.4 °C8 May 1973	2.9 °C28 January 1973	21.3 °C	1,925 mm	109	0
1972	41.2 °C15 June 1972	3.1 °C8 February 1972	21.5 °C	1,015 mm	116	0
1971	34.5 °C2 May 1971	3.4 °C29 January 1971	20.6 °C	2,005 mm	67	0
1970	40.3 °C15 May 1970	4.0 °C29 January 1970	21.3 °C	1,255 mm	102	0
1969	39.1 °C26 May 1969	3.0 °C6 January 1969	21.5 °C	1,365 mm	102	0
1968	38.8 °C30 May 1968	2.1 °C27 December 1968	20.8 °C	1,327 mm	100	0
1967	40.3 °C4 June 1967	3.1 °C13 January 1967	21.2 °C	1,776 mm	92	0
1966	41.8 °C8 June 1966	3.5 °C7 January 1966	21.3 °C	1,360 mm	108	0
1965	40.6 °C15 June 1965	2.1 °C20 December 1965	21.0 °C	902 mm	98	0
1964	41.3 °C11 June 1964	0.1 °C1 February 1964	21.3 °C	1,459 mm	113	0
1963	39.7 °C25 May 1963	2.5 °C14 January 1963	21.2 °C	1,791 mm	111	0
1962	40.0 °C27 May 1962	2.0 °C16 January 1962	20.9 °C	1,503 mm	114	0
1961	40.6 °C1 June 1961	1.6 °C9 February 1961	20.7 °C	2,036 mm	102	0
1960	40.7 °C13 May 1960	1.5 °C22 January 1960	21.2 °C	1,283 mm	90	0
1959	39.9 °C23 May 1959	3.6 °C29 December 1959	21.4 °C	1,668 mm	107	0
1958	41.1 °C5 June 1958	3.3 °C11 February 1958	21.8 °C	1,570 mm	118	0
1957	41.1 °C17 June 1957	2.1 °C11 February 1957	21.0 °C	1,485 mm	99	0
1956	41.5 °C3 May 1956	3.4 °C22 January 1956	21.3 °C	1,892 mm	109	0
1955	41.5 °C2 June 1955	1.1 °C1 January 1955	21.0 °C	1,478 mm	125	0
1954	40.6 °C20 May 1954	1.1 °C31 December 1954	21.0 °C	1,655 mm	112	0
1953	40.3 °C31 May 1953	0.3 °C24 January 1953	20.0 °C	2,100 mm	66	0
1952	34.7 °C12 June 1952	3.0 °C12 January 1952	20.1 °C	1,328 mm	64	0
1951	40.1 °C15 June 1951	2.4 °C23 January 1951	20.8 °C	1,119 mm	99	0
1950	40.6 °C23 May 1950	-0.1 °C11 February 1950	20.6 °C	1,866 mm	85	1
1949	40.4 °C22 June 1949	2.9 °C21 December 1949	20.7 °C	1,776 mm	77	0
1948	42.5 °C18 June 1948	2.3 °C31 December 1948	21.4 °C	1,470 mm	111	0
1947	43.0 °C1 June 1947	3.6 °C14 January 1947	21.9 °C	1,480 mm	121	0
1946	40.4 °C4 June 1946	2.1 °C2 January 1946	21.9 °C	800 mm	124	0
1945	42.3 °C5 June 1945	0.8 °C7 January 1945	21.0 °C	1,417 mm	107	0
1944	43.3 °C27 May 1944	3.2 °C19 January 1944	21.3 °C	1,338 mm	103	0
1943	41.5 °C17 May 1943	3.0 °C1 February 1943	21.0 °C	1,417 mm	88	0
1942	42.8 °C4 June 1942	2.9 °C3 January 1942	21.5 °C	1,465 mm	98	0
1941	42.4 °C30 May 1941	2.8 °C23 January 1941	21.4 °C	1,113 mm	102	0
1940	41.8 °C12 June 1940	0.2 °C11 February 1940	21.0 °C	879 mm	106	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

136 d/yr

+17

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1376 mm

+44 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	19.3 °C	+1.0 °C	12 mm	-30 mm
Feb	23.1 °C	+1.7 °C	54 mm	+11 mm
Mar	27.7 °C	+1.2 °C	22 mm	-19 mm
Apr	33.4 °C	+1.0 °C	26 mm	+4 mm
May	32.9 °C	-2.5 °C	77 mm	+40 mm
Jun	32.2 °C	-2.2 °C	347 mm	+215 mm
Jul	30.3 °C	+0.4 °C	291 mm	-113 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	+0.4 °C	358 mm	-27 mm
Sep	29.9 °C	+1.1 °C	157 mm	-9 mm
Oct	28.1 °C	+0.7 °C	32 mm	-5 mm
Nov	24.2 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Dec	19.4 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.8 °C

26 Apr 2025

Coldest day

5.9 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

172.5 mm

30 Jun 2025

Windiest day

21.3 km/h

13 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

48.2 km/h

13 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

4.2 °C

3 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

31 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kotdwāra?

Kotdwāra has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 1,332 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kotdwāra?

The hottest day measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 43.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kotdwāra?

The coldest day measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 11 February 1950, at -0.1 °C.

Does it snow in Kotdwāra?

Almost never: Kotdwāra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kotdwāra warmed?

Yes: Kotdwāra warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kotdwāra?

The wettest day measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 1988, with 299 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kotdwāra?

The windiest day measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with winds reaching 32.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kotdwāra?

The warmest month in Kotdwāra is June (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Kotdwāra?

Kotdwāra receives on average 1,332 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kotdwāra?

Kotdwāra gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kotdwāra?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kotdwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1945, with 2.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Kotdwāra?

Yes: Kotdwāra has on average 146 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kotdwāra?

In Kotdwāra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.1 °C on 27 May 2024, and the lowest was -3.5 °C on 11 February 1950.

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