Lonar climate — normals and trends
Lonar (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 927 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Lonar averages 0 frost days, 204 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Lonar 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 44.4 °C (on 28 April 2019) and the coldest 5.8 °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
LonarMaharashtra
- coords
- 19.99°, 76.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
927mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
204 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
44.4 °C
28 April 2019
Coldest day
5.8 °C
6 January 1945
Wettest day
289 mm
4 September 1951
Windiest day
43.6 km/h
25 June 2002
Strongest gust
95.4 km/h
22 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
8 June 1993
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.4 h
14 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 | 30.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 37.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 40.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 34.8 °C | -4.6 °C | 157 mm | +139 mm |
| Jun | 32.1 °C | -2.2 °C | 144 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 250 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 318 mm | +93 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 413 mm | +243 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 67 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lonar?
Lonar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 927 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lonar?
The hottest day measured in Lonar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2019, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lonar?
The coldest day measured in Lonar between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Lonar?
Almost never: Lonar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lonar warmed?
Yes: Lonar warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lonar?
The wettest day measured in Lonar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1951, with 289 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lonar?
The windiest day measured in Lonar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 2002, with winds reaching 43.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lonar?
The warmest month in Lonar is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Lonar?
Lonar receives on average 927 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lonar?
Lonar gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lonar?
Yes: Lonar has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lonar?
In Lonar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 8 June 1993, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 6 January 1945.
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