Manipal climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Manipal?

Manipal has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 3,043 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manipal?

The hottest day measured in Manipal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2017, reaching 34.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Manipal?

The coldest day measured in Manipal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 18.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Manipal?

Almost never: Manipal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Manipal warmed?

Yes: Manipal warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Manipal?

The wettest day measured in Manipal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2025, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Manipal?

The windiest day measured in Manipal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2021, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Manipal?

The warmest month in Manipal is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Manipal?

Manipal receives on average 3,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Manipal?

Manipal gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Manipal (India) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 3,043 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Manipal averages 0 frost days, 152 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.

Manipal has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 16 February 2017) and the coldest 18.4 °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

ManipalKarnataka

coords: 13.35°, 74.78°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJulyWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

26.7°C

Average daily high

29.4°C

Average daily low

24.5°C

Annual rainfall

3,043mm

Sunshine / day

9.6h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

16.1km/h

Seasonal range

3.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

152 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

183 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.2 °C

Average feels-like low

28.7 °C

Average peak gust

32.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.7 °C

16 February 2017

Coldest day

18.4 °C

11 December 1981

Wettest day

238 mm

20 May 2025

Windiest day

47.0 km/h

15 May 2021

Strongest gust

87.5 km/h

15 May 2021

Hottest feels-like

41.9 °C

4 April 1998

Coldest feels-like

17.4 °C

11 December 1981

Sunniest day

12.0 h

28 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.3 °C12 March 2025	21.1 °C20 December 2025	27.3 °C	3,720 mm	185
2024	33.9 °C8 May 2024	22.5 °C18 December 2024	27.6 °C	3,210 mm	211
2023	34.2 °C4 March 2023	21.2 °C12 January 2023	27.6 °C	2,384 mm	226
2022	33.0 °C3 March 2022	20.8 °C25 January 2022	27.0 °C	3,162 mm	174
2021	32.8 °C1 May 2021	21.9 °C22 December 2021	27.2 °C	3,215 mm	186
2020	33.7 °C3 May 2020	21.5 °C8 February 2020	27.5 °C	3,376 mm	203
2019	33.7 °C9 June 2019	21.1 °C4 January 2019	27.4 °C	3,286 mm	212
2018	33.1 °C8 April 2018	21.7 °C2 February 2018	27.2 °C	2,754 mm	205
2017	34.7 °C16 February 2017	21.1 °C30 December 2017	27.4 °C	2,630 mm	197
2016	34.1 °C14 May 2016	21.3 °C11 December 2016	27.3 °C	2,396 mm	191
2015	33.0 °C23 February 2015	20.9 °C12 January 2015	27.5 °C	2,264 mm	212
2014	33.3 °C20 April 2014	22.1 °C11 February 2014	27.4 °C	2,696 mm	222
2013	32.9 °C7 March 2013	21.2 °C12 December 2013	27.0 °C	3,023 mm	185
2012	32.8 °C2 February 2012	20.3 °C17 January 2012	27.0 °C	2,733 mm	186
2011	32.9 °C2 February 2011	19.9 °C13 January 2011	26.9 °C	3,662 mm	197
2010	33.3 °C9 May 2010	21.7 °C25 December 2010	27.2 °C	3,318 mm	172
2009	33.2 °C20 February 2009	21.4 °C1 January 2009	27.2 °C	3,218 mm	194
2008	34.5 °C8 March 2008	20.5 °C27 January 2008	27.0 °C	2,754 mm	197
2007	33.2 °C5 April 2007	20.3 °C26 November 2007	27.1 °C	3,682 mm	197
2006	33.3 °C6 February 2006	21.3 °C19 December 2006	27.1 °C	2,903 mm	192
2005	33.1 °C9 February 2005	20.9 °C19 November 2005	27.1 °C	2,640 mm	165
2004	33.2 °C20 April 2004	20.8 °C27 January 2004	26.8 °C	2,551 mm	166
2003	33.9 °C23 March 2003	20.8 °C2 January 2003	27.3 °C	2,686 mm	210
2002	33.7 °C2 May 2002	21.0 °C19 December 2002	27.0 °C	2,383 mm	163
2001	33.2 °C8 February 2001	20.8 °C11 December 2001	26.8 °C	2,268 mm	178
2000	34.0 °C29 February 2000	20.5 °C13 December 2000	26.7 °C	2,950 mm	173
1999	34.5 °C24 February 1999	21.0 °C8 January 1999	26.7 °C	2,526 mm	160
1998	34.4 °C16 April 1998	21.3 °C24 December 1998	27.2 °C	3,070 mm	166
1997	33.8 °C28 April 1997	19.8 °C22 January 1997	27.1 °C	2,588 mm	176
1996	33.4 °C18 February 1996	21.1 °C4 February 1996	26.9 °C	2,880 mm	181
1995	33.5 °C22 April 1995	20.4 °C13 January 1995	26.9 °C	2,687 mm	176
1994	33.0 °C30 March 1994	20.9 °C14 December 1994	26.8 °C	2,920 mm	171
1993	33.0 °C10 May 1993	20.1 °C8 January 1993	26.7 °C	2,857 mm	152
1992	32.5 °C4 May 1992	20.0 °C28 December 1992	26.4 °C	2,998 mm	129
1991	33.6 °C29 January 1991	19.7 °C4 January 1991	26.9 °C	3,060 mm	163
1990	33.3 °C7 May 1990	20.8 °C15 January 1990	26.6 °C	2,824 mm	148
1989	33.8 °C29 March 1989	21.1 °C2 February 1989	26.7 °C	2,338 mm	180
1988	33.1 °C30 January 1988	20.2 °C1 December 1988	27.0 °C	2,762 mm	182
1987	32.9 °C21 May 1987	21.3 °C31 January 1987	27.0 °C	2,071 mm	164
1986	33.2 °C22 April 1986	20.6 °C17 February 1986	26.8 °C	2,026 mm	132
1985	33.7 °C12 March 1985	20.8 °C1 December 1985	26.6 °C	2,409 mm	136
1984	33.2 °C4 March 1984	20.4 °C1 December 1984	26.8 °C	2,487 mm	158
1983	32.6 °C17 May 1983	20.8 °C13 January 1983	26.6 °C	3,279 mm	141
1982	32.5 °C12 May 1982	21.8 °C27 January 1982	26.7 °C	2,817 mm	149
1981	33.0 °C4 March 1981	18.4 °C11 December 1981	26.7 °C	3,054 mm	144
1980	34.5 °C14 March 1980	20.8 °C16 December 1980	26.8 °C	3,498 mm	155
1979	32.7 °C4 June 1979	21.2 °C31 December 1979	27.1 °C	2,235 mm	147
1978	33.1 °C2 May 1978	21.6 °C22 January 1978	26.5 °C	3,277 mm	132
1977	33.1 °C20 April 1977	20.4 °C7 January 1977	26.7 °C	2,658 mm	109
1976	32.9 °C22 February 1976	20.4 °C9 January 1976	26.6 °C	2,544 mm	117
1975	32.9 °C28 April 1975	19.7 °C9 January 1975	26.3 °C	3,199 mm	128
1974	32.2 °C10 April 1974	20.6 °C18 November 1974	26.4 °C	2,925 mm	141
1973	33.3 °C16 April 1973	21.5 °C7 November 1973	26.7 °C	2,842 mm	145
1972	32.8 °C29 April 1972	19.5 °C16 February 1972	26.8 °C	2,330 mm	166
1971	33.0 °C11 December 1971	20.7 °C21 December 1971	26.3 °C	2,416 mm	143
1970	32.8 °C5 April 1970	20.0 °C14 December 1970	26.5 °C	3,033 mm	136
1969	33.4 °C3 April 1969	21.9 °C29 January 1969	26.9 °C	2,412 mm	162
1968	32.9 °C4 March 1968	20.9 °C23 January 1968	26.6 °C	3,218 mm	156
1967	33.0 °C18 February 1967	20.6 °C20 January 1967	26.7 °C	3,532 mm	143
1966	33.3 °C18 April 1966	20.1 °C15 December 1966	26.5 °C	3,451 mm	133
1965	32.4 °C15 February 1965	20.9 °C14 January 1965	26.3 °C	3,331 mm	132
1964	33.9 °C14 February 1964	19.9 °C28 November 1964	26.4 °C	3,362 mm	124
1963	32.7 °C26 April 1963	20.7 °C24 January 1963	26.5 °C	3,335 mm	141
1962	34.0 °C14 February 1962	20.8 °C5 January 1962	26.4 °C	3,961 mm	122
1961	32.5 °C26 April 1961	21.1 °C25 January 1961	26.3 °C	5,217 mm	124
1960	32.8 °C13 April 1960	21.0 °C27 December 1960	26.3 °C	3,175 mm	110
1959	33.8 °C27 April 1959	21.1 °C24 December 1959	26.6 °C	3,206 mm	136
1958	33.1 °C7 March 1958	21.9 °C23 December 1958	26.6 °C	3,625 mm	114
1957	33.1 °C16 May 1957	21.5 °C3 January 1957	26.5 °C	2,915 mm	131
1956	33.2 °C23 April 1956	19.7 °C23 December 1956	25.9 °C	3,386 mm	84
1955	33.2 °C20 April 1955	20.7 °C12 December 1955	26.2 °C	3,801 mm	117
1954	32.7 °C22 April 1954	20.1 °C31 December 1954	26.2 °C	4,017 mm	116
1953	32.8 °C30 April 1953	20.2 °C22 January 1953	26.2 °C	2,971 mm	145
1952	33.4 °C14 April 1952	20.7 °C9 January 1952	25.8 °C	3,007 mm	79
1951	33.3 °C27 March 1951	18.6 °C2 January 1951	25.9 °C	2,898 mm	95
1950	32.7 °C1 May 1950	19.3 °C28 December 1950	25.4 °C	2,385 mm	79
1949	32.3 °C26 April 1949	20.2 °C10 February 1949	25.6 °C	3,158 mm	57
1948	33.0 °C15 April 1948	21.2 °C7 February 1948	26.5 °C	2,769 mm	150
1947	33.2 °C25 December 1947	21.8 °C9 February 1947	26.4 °C	2,907 mm	132
1946	32.4 °C28 March 1946	21.2 °C15 January 1946	26.1 °C	4,243 mm	119
1945	33.3 °C25 February 1945	20.0 °C13 December 1945	26.1 °C	3,713 mm	118
1944	33.2 °C3 March 1944	21.0 °C10 February 1944	26.3 °C	3,546 mm	110
1943	33.1 °C20 February 1943	19.9 °C19 December 1943	25.6 °C	4,994 mm	102
1942	32.1 °C20 April 1942	21.3 °C15 February 1942	25.9 °C	3,340 mm	116
1941	33.0 °C4 May 1941	20.6 °C24 December 1941	26.1 °C	3,493 mm	139
1940	32.4 °C12 April 1940	20.5 °C15 January 1940	25.8 °C	3,819 mm	72

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.9 °C

+0.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

185 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3720 mm

+677 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.7 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Feb	31.5 °C	+1.2 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Mar	32.1 °C	+1.1 °C	20 mm	+8 mm
Apr	32.5 °C	+0.9 °C	78 mm	+23 mm
May	30.5 °C	-0.4 °C	822 mm	+610 mm
Jun	28.7 °C	+0.7 °C	653 mm	-88 mm
Jul	27.4 °C	+0.3 °C	909 mm	+47 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	+0.4 °C	592 mm	-9 mm
Sep	28.3 °C	+0.5 °C	197 mm	-70 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+0.8 °C	427 mm	+228 mm
Nov	30.2 °C	+0.4 °C	16 mm	-56 mm
Dec	30.2 °C	+0.2 °C	4 mm	-12 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

12 Mar 2025

Coldest day

21.1 °C

20 Dec 2025

Wettest day

238.0 mm

20 May 2025

Windiest day

32.4 km/h

20 May 2025

Strongest gust

59.4 km/h

26 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.3 °C

8 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.4 °C

16 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

30 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Manipal?

Manipal has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 3,043 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manipal?

The hottest day measured in Manipal between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2017, reaching 34.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Manipal?

The coldest day measured in Manipal between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 18.4 °C.

Does it snow in Manipal?

Almost never: Manipal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Manipal warmed?

Yes: Manipal warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Manipal?

The wettest day measured in Manipal between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2025, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Manipal?

The windiest day measured in Manipal between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 2021, with winds reaching 47.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Manipal?

The warmest month in Manipal is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Manipal?

Manipal receives on average 3,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Manipal?

Manipal gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Manipal?

Yes: Manipal has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manipal?

In Manipal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.9 °C on 4 April 1998, and the lowest was 17.4 °C on 11 December 1981.

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