Kothakota climate — normals and trends
Kothakota (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 746 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 (32.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kothakota averages 0 frost days, 255 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Kothakota has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 11 May 1956) and the coldest 9.9 °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
KothakotaTelangana
- coords
- 16.38°, 77.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
746mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
255 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
43.6 °C
11 May 1956
Coldest day
9.9 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
217 mm
27 May 1942
Windiest day
36.9 km/h
24 July 1989
Strongest gust
83.5 km/h
12 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
25 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
9 December 1943
Sunniest day
12.5 h
19 May 1981
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 | 30.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 36.2 °C | -1.6 °C | 30 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 34.1 °C | -4.1 °C | 131 mm | +93 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 111 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 175 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 262 mm | +113 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 173 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 199 mm | +112 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 28.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kothakota?
Kothakota has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 746 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kothakota?
The hottest day measured in Kothakota between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1956, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kothakota?
The coldest day measured in Kothakota between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 9.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kothakota?
Almost never: Kothakota sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kothakota warmed?
Yes: Kothakota warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kothakota?
The wettest day measured in Kothakota between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1942, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kothakota?
The windiest day measured in Kothakota between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 36.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kothakota?
The warmest month in Kothakota is May (32.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kothakota?
Kothakota receives on average 746 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kothakota?
Kothakota gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kothakota?
Yes: Kothakota has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kothakota?
In Kothakota, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 25 May 2020, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 9 December 1943.
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