Nīmāj climate — normals and trends
Nīmāj (India) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 383 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 January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Nīmāj averages 0 frost days, 244 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 47 rainy days per year.
Nīmāj has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.0 °C (on 19 May 2016) and the coldest 0.6 °C (on 13 January 1967).
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
NīmājRajasthan
- coords
- 26.15°, 74.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
32.3°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
383mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
17.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
244 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
47 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
19.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
207 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
47.0 °C
19 May 2016
Coldest day
0.6 °C
13 January 1967
Wettest day
185 mm
16 July 1954
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
7 June 2010
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
7 June 2010
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
13 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-4.1 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.8 h
25 May 1960
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 40.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 38.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 24 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 36.8 °C | -1.9 °C | 103 mm | +73 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | -2.4 °C | 246 mm | +112 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 209 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 38 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | -2.7 °C | 27 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 14 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 28.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nīmāj?
Nīmāj has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 383 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nīmāj?
The hottest day measured in Nīmāj between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2016, reaching 47.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nīmāj?
The coldest day measured in Nīmāj between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1967, at 0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Nīmāj?
Almost never: Nīmāj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nīmāj warmed?
Yes: Nīmāj warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nīmāj?
The wettest day measured in Nīmāj between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1954, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nīmāj?
The windiest day measured in Nīmāj between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2010, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nīmāj?
The warmest month in Nīmāj is May (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Nīmāj?
Nīmāj receives on average 383 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 47 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nīmāj?
Nīmāj gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nīmāj?
Yes: Nīmāj has on average 207 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nīmāj?
In Nīmāj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 13 June 2025, and the lowest was -4.1 °C on 10 February 1950.
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