Panipat climate — normals and trends
Panipat (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 782 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 (33.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Panipat averages 0 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Panipat 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 0.3 °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
PanipatHaryana
- coords
- 29.39°, 76.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
782mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
20.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
186 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 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
0.3 °C
10 February 1950
Wettest day
188 mm
24 September 2005
Windiest day
42.7 km/h
22 July 1975
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
8 January 1995
Hottest feels-like
50.0 °C
14 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
-3.6 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.6 h
1 July 1976
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 12 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 24.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 29.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 36.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 36.5 °C | -3.2 °C | 38 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 35.9 °C | -3.1 °C | 114 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | -0.9 °C | 236 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 32.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 223 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 215 mm | +106 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 51 mm | +27 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Panipat?
Panipat has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 782 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Panipat?
The hottest day measured in Panipat between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Panipat?
The coldest day measured in Panipat between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1950, at 0.3 °C.
Does it snow in Panipat?
Almost never: Panipat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Panipat warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Panipat.
What is the wettest day in Panipat?
The wettest day measured in Panipat between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2005, with 188 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Panipat?
The windiest day measured in Panipat between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1975, with winds reaching 42.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Panipat?
The warmest month in Panipat is June (33.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Panipat?
Panipat receives on average 782 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Panipat?
Panipat gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Panipat?
Yes: Panipat has on average 186 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Panipat?
In Panipat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.0 °C on 14 May 2002, and the lowest was -3.6 °C on 10 February 1950.
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