Lalitpur climate — normals and trends
Lalitpur (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,011 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 (34.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lalitpur averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Lalitpur has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 30 May 1954) and the coldest 2.5 °C (on 26 December 1961).
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
LalitpurUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 24.69°, 78.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,011mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
18.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
201 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · 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
46.2 °C
30 May 1954
Coldest day
2.5 °C
26 December 1961
Wettest day
248 mm
26 June 1952
Windiest day
41.5 km/h
4 October 1955
Strongest gust
75.2 km/h
4 October 1955
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
13 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-1.2 °C
8 February 1974
Sunniest day
13.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 2 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 39.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 38.9 °C | -2.0 °C | 11 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 35.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 393 mm | +283 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 833 mm | +499 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 320 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 131 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 65 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lalitpur?
Lalitpur has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,011 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lalitpur?
The hottest day measured in Lalitpur between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1954, reaching 46.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lalitpur?
The coldest day measured in Lalitpur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1961, at 2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Lalitpur?
Almost never: Lalitpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lalitpur warmed?
Yes: Lalitpur warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lalitpur?
The wettest day measured in Lalitpur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1952, with 248 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lalitpur?
The windiest day measured in Lalitpur between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1955, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lalitpur?
The warmest month in Lalitpur is May (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Lalitpur?
Lalitpur receives on average 1,011 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lalitpur?
Lalitpur gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lalitpur?
Yes: Lalitpur has on average 201 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lalitpur?
In Lalitpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 13 June 2025, and the lowest was -1.2 °C on 8 February 1974.
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