Maheshwar climate — normals and trends
Maheshwar (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,042 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 (33.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Maheshwar averages 0 frost days, 221 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Maheshwar has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 19 May 2016) and the coldest 3.7 °C (on 22 January 1962).
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
MaheshwarMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 22.18°, 75.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,042mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
221 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
222 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
46.1 °C
19 May 2016
Coldest day
3.7 °C
22 January 1962
Wettest day
286 mm
23 August 1988
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
30 September 1953
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
2 July 2007
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
18 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
-0.4 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.4 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 | 26.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 36.5 °C | -3.8 °C | 48 mm | +39 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | -2.7 °C | 203 mm | +81 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 363 mm | +15 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 297 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 358 mm | +174 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 38 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 27.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maheshwar?
Maheshwar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,042 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maheshwar?
The hottest day measured in Maheshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2016, reaching 46.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maheshwar?
The coldest day measured in Maheshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1962, at 3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Maheshwar?
Almost never: Maheshwar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maheshwar warmed?
Yes: Maheshwar warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maheshwar?
The wettest day measured in Maheshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1988, with 286 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maheshwar?
The windiest day measured in Maheshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1953, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maheshwar?
The warmest month in Maheshwar is May (33.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Maheshwar?
Maheshwar receives on average 1,042 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maheshwar?
Maheshwar gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maheshwar?
Yes: Maheshwar has on average 222 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maheshwar?
In Maheshwar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 18 May 2016, and the lowest was -0.4 °C on 22 January 1962.
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