Malavalli climate — normals and trends
Malavalli (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 837 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 (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Malavalli averages 0 frost days, 189 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Malavalli has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.3 °C (on 25 April 1956) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 11 December 1981).
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
MalavalliKarnataka
- coords
- 12.39°, 77.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
837mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
189 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
252 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
39.3 °C
25 April 1956
Coldest day
9.2 °C
11 December 1981
Wettest day
153 mm
5 June 1991
Windiest day
39.1 km/h
21 June 1953
Strongest gust
82.8 km/h
21 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
43.2 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.0 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.2 h
25 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 5 mm | +2 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 13 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 34.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 54 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | -1.7 °C | 152 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 96 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 124 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 149 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 55 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 100 mm | -27 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 29.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malavalli?
Malavalli has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 837 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malavalli?
The hottest day measured in Malavalli between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 1956, reaching 39.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malavalli?
The coldest day measured in Malavalli between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Malavalli?
Almost never: Malavalli sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malavalli warmed?
Yes: Malavalli warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malavalli?
The wettest day measured in Malavalli between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1991, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malavalli?
The windiest day measured in Malavalli between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1953, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malavalli?
The warmest month in Malavalli is April (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Malavalli?
Malavalli receives on average 837 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malavalli?
Malavalli gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malavalli?
Yes: Malavalli has on average 252 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malavalli?
In Malavalli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.2 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 11 December 1981.
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