Nalgonda climate — normals and trends
Nalgonda (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 844 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 (33.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nalgonda averages 0 frost days, 284 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Nalgonda 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 47.2 °C (on 17 May 1948) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 7 January 1962).
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
NalgondaTelangana
- coords
- 17.05°, 79.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
33.3°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
844mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
10.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
284 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
283 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
47.2 °C
17 May 1948
Coldest day
9.6 °C
7 January 1962
Wettest day
190 mm
1 November 1994
Windiest day
38.3 km/h
25 November 1940
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
21 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
8.0 °C
9 December 1943
Sunniest day
12.8 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 36.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 15 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 36.4 °C | -3.4 °C | 84 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 34.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 94 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 149 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 354 mm | +196 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 173 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 195 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 30.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 10 mm | -33 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nalgonda?
Nalgonda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 844 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nalgonda?
The hottest day measured in Nalgonda between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1948, reaching 47.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nalgonda?
The coldest day measured in Nalgonda between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1962, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Nalgonda?
Almost never: Nalgonda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nalgonda warmed?
Yes: Nalgonda warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nalgonda?
The wettest day measured in Nalgonda between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1994, with 190 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nalgonda?
The windiest day measured in Nalgonda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 1940, with winds reaching 38.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nalgonda?
The warmest month in Nalgonda is May (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Nalgonda?
Nalgonda receives on average 844 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nalgonda?
Nalgonda gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nalgonda?
Yes: Nalgonda has on average 283 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nalgonda?
In Nalgonda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 21 May 2015, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 9 December 1943.
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