Kundapura climate — normals and trends
Kundapura (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 3,872 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kundapura averages 0 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Kundapura has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 14 March 1946) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 3 January 1951).
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
KundapuraKarnataka
- coords
- 13.63°, 74.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,872mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
175 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
342 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
36.7 °C
14 March 1946
Coldest day
15.3 °C
3 January 1951
Wettest day
256 mm
19 May 2022
Windiest day
39.2 km/h
11 May 1943
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
30 May 2006
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
6 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
13.8 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 March 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 | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 7 mm | +5 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 9 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 61 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 30.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 870 mm | +677 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 963 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 1193 mm | -30 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 781 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 27.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 263 mm | -71 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 304 mm | +90 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | -59 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kundapura?
Kundapura has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 3,872 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kundapura?
The hottest day measured in Kundapura between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1946, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kundapura?
The coldest day measured in Kundapura between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1951, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kundapura?
Almost never: Kundapura sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kundapura warmed?
Yes: Kundapura warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kundapura?
The wettest day measured in Kundapura between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2022, with 256 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kundapura?
The windiest day measured in Kundapura between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1943, with winds reaching 39.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kundapura?
The warmest month in Kundapura is April (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kundapura?
Kundapura receives on average 3,872 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kundapura?
Kundapura gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kundapura?
Yes: Kundapura has on average 342 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kundapura?
In Kundapura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 6 May 1998, and the lowest was 13.8 °C on 11 December 1981.
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