Kunigal climate — normals and trends
Kunigal (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 928 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kunigal averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Kunigal has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 8 May 1960) and the coldest 8.8 °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
KunigalKarnataka
- coords
- 13.02°, 77.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.8°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
928mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
124 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
186 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.7 °C
8 May 1960
Coldest day
8.8 °C
11 December 1981
Wettest day
127 mm
24 July 2020
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
24 July 1989
Strongest gust
81.4 km/h
21 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.7 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.2 h
21 May 1981
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 7 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 25 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 32.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 60 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | -2.1 °C | 175 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 123 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 168 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 209 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 63 mm | -53 mm |
| Oct | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 137 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 30 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kunigal?
Kunigal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 928 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kunigal?
The hottest day measured in Kunigal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 May 1960, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kunigal?
The coldest day measured in Kunigal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kunigal?
Almost never: Kunigal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kunigal warmed?
Yes: Kunigal warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kunigal?
The wettest day measured in Kunigal between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2020, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kunigal?
The windiest day measured in Kunigal between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1989, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kunigal?
The warmest month in Kunigal is April (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kunigal?
Kunigal receives on average 928 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kunigal?
Kunigal gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kunigal?
Yes: Kunigal has on average 186 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kunigal?
In Kunigal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 5.7 °C on 11 December 1981.
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