Lonand climate — normals and trends
Lonand (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 661 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lonand averages 0 frost days, 183 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Lonand has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 1 May 2001) and the coldest 6.7 °C (on 6 January 1945).
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
LonandMaharashtra
- coords
- 18.04°, 74.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
661mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
19.3km/h
Seasonal range
7.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
183 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
230 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
42.5 °C
1 May 2001
Coldest day
6.7 °C
6 January 1945
Wettest day
241 mm
23 June 2007
Windiest day
47.6 km/h
11 November 2009
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
11 November 2009
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
21 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.8 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.1 h
4 July 1986
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 | 30.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 37.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | -3.8 °C | 441 mm | +410 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 209 mm | +88 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 95 mm | -86 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 182 mm | +68 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 232 mm | +124 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 76 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lonand?
Lonand has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 661 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lonand?
The hottest day measured in Lonand between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 2001, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lonand?
The coldest day measured in Lonand between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Lonand?
Almost never: Lonand sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lonand warmed?
Yes: Lonand warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lonand?
The wettest day measured in Lonand between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2007, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lonand?
The windiest day measured in Lonand between 1940 and 2025 was 11 November 2009, with winds reaching 47.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lonand?
The warmest month in Lonand is April (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lonand?
Lonand receives on average 661 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lonand?
Lonand gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lonand?
Yes: Lonand has on average 230 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lonand?
In Lonand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 21 April 2016, and the lowest was 3.8 °C on 6 January 1945.
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