Māchhīwāra climate — normals and trends
Māchhīwāra (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 899 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 June (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Māchhīwāra averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Māchhīwāra between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.7 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 31 January 1964).
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
MāchhīwāraPunjab
- coords
- 30.92°, 76.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.4°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
17.8°C
Annual rainfall
899mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
20.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
206 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
169 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
48.7 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
0.2 °C
31 January 1964
Wettest day
284 mm
3 August 1952
Windiest day
47.3 km/h
9 March 1963
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
9 March 1963
Hottest feels-like
50.6 °C
10 June 2007
Coldest feels-like
-3.6 °C
2 January 1946
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 June 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 | 19.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -49 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 90 mm | +31 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 24 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 60 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 36.8 °C | -2.5 °C | 105 mm | +38 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 221 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 264 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 33.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 171 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 93 mm | +69 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 3 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 21.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -25 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Māchhīwāra?
Māchhīwāra has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.4 °C and it receives 899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Māchhīwāra?
The hottest day measured in Māchhīwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 48.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Māchhīwāra?
The coldest day measured in Māchhīwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Māchhīwāra?
Almost never: Māchhīwāra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Māchhīwāra warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Māchhīwāra.
What is the wettest day in Māchhīwāra?
The wettest day measured in Māchhīwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1952, with 284 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Māchhīwāra?
The windiest day measured in Māchhīwāra between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Māchhīwāra?
The warmest month in Māchhīwāra is June (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Māchhīwāra?
Māchhīwāra receives on average 899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Māchhīwāra?
Māchhīwāra gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Māchhīwāra?
Yes: Māchhīwāra has on average 169 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Māchhīwāra?
In Māchhīwāra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.6 °C on 10 June 2007, and the lowest was -3.6 °C on 2 January 1946.
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