Kushtagi climate — normals and trends
Kushtagi (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 674 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 (30.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kushtagi averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Kushtagi has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.8 °C (on 28 April 1973) and the coldest 10.2 °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
KushtagiKarnataka
- coords
- 15.76°, 76.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
674mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
19.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
37.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
266 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
41.8 °C
28 April 1973
Coldest day
10.2 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
145 mm
30 September 2009
Windiest day
45.7 km/h
23 July 1989
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
21 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
6 May 1993
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.2 h
26 May 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 | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 36.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 21 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | -3.6 °C | 201 mm | +150 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 118 mm | +20 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 147 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 220 mm | +110 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | -0.9 °C | 142 mm | +21 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 77 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 10 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kushtagi?
Kushtagi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 674 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kushtagi?
The hottest day measured in Kushtagi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1973, reaching 41.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kushtagi?
The coldest day measured in Kushtagi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 10.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kushtagi?
Almost never: Kushtagi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kushtagi warmed?
Yes: Kushtagi warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kushtagi?
The wettest day measured in Kushtagi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 2009, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kushtagi?
The windiest day measured in Kushtagi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1989, with winds reaching 45.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kushtagi?
The warmest month in Kushtagi is April (30.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kushtagi?
Kushtagi receives on average 674 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kushtagi?
Kushtagi gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kushtagi?
Yes: Kushtagi has on average 266 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kushtagi?
In Kushtagi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 6 May 1993, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 11 December 1981.
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