Palwal climate — normals and trends
Palwal (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 695 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 (34.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Palwal averages 0 frost days, 225 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Palwal between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest 1.0 °C (on 9 January 1980).
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
PalwalHaryana
- coords
- 28.14°, 77.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
695mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
225 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
195 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 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
47.7 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
1.0 °C
9 January 1980
Wettest day
239 mm
6 July 1964
Windiest day
39.8 km/h
30 May 1944
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
11 July 1958
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
5 June 1973
Coldest feels-like
-2.6 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.3 h
25 June 1976
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 | 20.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 25.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 11 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 38.3 °C | -2.1 °C | 35 mm | +20 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | -2.5 °C | 100 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 232 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 32.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 172 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 33.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 133 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 45 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 22.4 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Palwal?
Palwal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 695 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Palwal?
The hottest day measured in Palwal between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Palwal?
The coldest day measured in Palwal between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1980, at 1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Palwal?
Almost never: Palwal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Palwal warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Palwal.
What is the wettest day in Palwal?
The wettest day measured in Palwal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1964, with 239 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Palwal?
The windiest day measured in Palwal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1944, with winds reaching 39.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Palwal?
The warmest month in Palwal is June (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Palwal?
Palwal receives on average 695 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Palwal?
Palwal gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Palwal?
Yes: Palwal has on average 195 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Palwal?
In Palwal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 5 June 1973, and the lowest was -2.6 °C on 10 February 1950.
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