Margherita climate — normals and trends
Margherita (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 3,099 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 July (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Margherita averages 0 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 237 rainy days per year.
Margherita has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 8 June 2023) and the coldest 3.5 °C (on 5 January 1983).
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
MargheritaAssam
- coords
- 27.28°, 95.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.4°C
Average daily high
25.5°C
Average daily low
17.8°C
Annual rainfall
3,099mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
5.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
237 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
23.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
161 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
36.4 °C
8 June 2023
Coldest day
3.5 °C
5 January 1983
Wettest day
198 mm
24 July 1956
Windiest day
24.7 km/h
26 February 2000
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
31 May 2017
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
23 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
5 January 1983
Sunniest day
13.1 h
25 June 1961
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 46 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 21.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 69 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 23.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 149 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 161 mm | -79 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 409 mm | +61 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 432 mm | -106 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 422 mm | -151 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 417 mm | -77 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 431 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 158 mm | -38 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 86 mm | +40 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Margherita?
Margherita has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C and it receives 3,099 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Margherita?
The hottest day measured in Margherita between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 2023, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Margherita?
The coldest day measured in Margherita between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1983, at 3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Margherita?
Almost never: Margherita sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Margherita warmed?
Yes: Margherita warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Margherita?
The wettest day measured in Margherita between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1956, with 198 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Margherita?
The windiest day measured in Margherita between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2000, with winds reaching 24.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Margherita?
The warmest month in Margherita is July (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Margherita?
Margherita receives on average 3,099 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Margherita?
Margherita gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Margherita?
Yes: Margherita has on average 161 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Margherita?
In Margherita, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 23 September 2024, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 5 January 1983.
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