Krishnarājāsāgara climate — normals and trends
Krishnarājāsāgara (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 871 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Krishnarājāsāgara averages 0 frost days, 121 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Krishnarājāsāgara has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 19 May 2005) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 11 December 1981).
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
KrishnarājāsāgaraKarnataka
- coords
- 12.44°, 76.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
871mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
5.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
121 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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
37.7 °C
19 May 2005
Coldest day
9.6 °C
11 December 1981
Wettest day
141 mm
28 September 1951
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
5 July 1940
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
24 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
21 May 2005
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.2 h
25 May 1953
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 | -0.9 °C | 5 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 31.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 10 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 32.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 65 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 182 mm | +79 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 114 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 26.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 161 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 26.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 155 mm | +47 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 43 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 126 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 21 mm | -43 mm |
| Dec | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krishnarājāsāgara?
Krishnarājāsāgara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 871 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krishnarājāsāgara?
The hottest day measured in Krishnarājāsāgara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2005, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krishnarājāsāgara?
The coldest day measured in Krishnarājāsāgara between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Krishnarājāsāgara?
Almost never: Krishnarājāsāgara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Krishnarājāsāgara warmed?
Yes: Krishnarājāsāgara warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krishnarājāsāgara?
The wettest day measured in Krishnarājāsāgara between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1951, with 141 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krishnarājāsāgara?
The windiest day measured in Krishnarājāsāgara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1940, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krishnarājāsāgara?
The warmest month in Krishnarājāsāgara is April (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Krishnarājāsāgara?
Krishnarājāsāgara receives on average 871 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krishnarājāsāgara?
Krishnarājāsāgara gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Krishnarājāsāgara?
Yes: Krishnarājāsāgara has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krishnarājāsāgara?
In Krishnarājāsāgara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 21 May 2005, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 11 December 1981.
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