Nagpur climate — normals and trends
Nagpur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,207 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 (35.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nagpur averages 0 frost days, 227 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 102 rainy days per year.
Nagpur has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 15 May 1948) and the coldest 6.3 °C (on 24 January 1953).
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
NagpurMaharashtra
- coords
- 21.15°, 79.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,207mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
227 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
102 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
230 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
46.8 °C
15 May 1948
Coldest day
6.3 °C
24 January 1953
Wettest day
385 mm
26 July 1946
Windiest day
36.0 km/h
11 July 1940
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
23 July 2014
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
31 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
3.2 °C
8 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.9 h
31 May 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 3 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 37.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 39.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 36.7 °C | -4.7 °C | 154 mm | +139 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -2.3 °C | 85 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 540 mm | +152 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 268 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 303 mm | +118 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 85 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 27.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nagpur?
Nagpur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,207 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nagpur?
The hottest day measured in Nagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1948, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nagpur?
The coldest day measured in Nagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1953, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Nagpur?
Almost never: Nagpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nagpur warmed?
Yes: Nagpur warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nagpur?
The wettest day measured in Nagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1946, with 385 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nagpur?
The windiest day measured in Nagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1940, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nagpur?
The warmest month in Nagpur is May (35.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Nagpur?
Nagpur receives on average 1,207 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 102 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nagpur?
Nagpur gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nagpur?
Yes: Nagpur has on average 230 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nagpur?
In Nagpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 31 May 2015, and the lowest was 3.2 °C on 8 January 1946.
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