Kotharia climate — normals and trends
Kotharia (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 556 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kotharia averages 0 frost days, 275 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Kotharia has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.04 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 20 May 1955) and the coldest 5.4 °C (on 10 January 1945).
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
KothariaGujarat
- coords
- 22.23°, 70.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
556mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
275 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
234 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
0.0 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.019
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
46.2 °C
20 May 1955
Coldest day
5.4 °C
10 January 1945
Wettest day
419 mm
13 July 1950
Windiest day
58.3 km/h
4 May 1942
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
4 May 1942
Hottest feels-like
48.0 °C
17 June 1979
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
13.0 h
15 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 31.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 36.4 °C | -2.9 °C | 62 mm | +56 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -2.6 °C | 161 mm | +83 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 83 mm | -105 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 122 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 87 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | -2.4 °C | 89 mm | +71 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 30.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kotharia?
Kotharia has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 556 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kotharia?
The hottest day measured in Kotharia between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1955, reaching 46.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kotharia?
The coldest day measured in Kotharia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kotharia?
Almost never: Kotharia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kotharia warmed?
Yes: Kotharia warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kotharia?
The wettest day measured in Kotharia between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1950, with 419 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kotharia?
The windiest day measured in Kotharia between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1942, with winds reaching 58.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kotharia?
The warmest month in Kotharia is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kotharia?
Kotharia receives on average 556 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kotharia?
Kotharia gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kotharia?
Yes: Kotharia has on average 234 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kotharia?
In Kotharia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.0 °C on 17 June 1979, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 22 January 1962.
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