Meerut climate — normals and trends
Meerut (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °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 (13.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Meerut averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Meerut between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.3 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 1.5 °C (on 10 February 1950).
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
MeerutUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 28.98°, 77.71°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
899mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
189 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 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
47.3 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
1.5 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
278 mm
7 September 2002
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
22 July 1975
Strongest gust
77.4 km/h
22 July 1975
Hottest feels-like
50.3 °C
10 June 2007
Coldest feels-like
-2.5 °C
25 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.4 h
22 June 1947
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 8 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 25.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 34 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 37.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 8 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 36.2 °C | -3.3 °C | 49 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 35.1 °C | -3.4 °C | 130 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 245 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 342 mm | +91 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 264 mm | +120 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 40 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 21.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Meerut?
Meerut has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 899 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Meerut?
The hottest day measured in Meerut between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 47.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Meerut?
The coldest day measured in Meerut between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at 1.5 °C.
Does it snow in Meerut?
Almost never: Meerut sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Meerut warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Meerut.
What is the wettest day in Meerut?
The wettest day measured in Meerut between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2002, with 278 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Meerut?
The windiest day measured in Meerut between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1975, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Meerut?
The warmest month in Meerut is June (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Meerut?
Meerut receives on average 899 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Meerut?
Meerut gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Meerut?
Yes: Meerut has on average 189 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Meerut?
In Meerut, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.3 °C on 10 June 2007, and the lowest was -2.5 °C on 25 December 1945.
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