Petlāwad climate — normals and trends
Petlāwad (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 910 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Petlāwad averages 0 frost days, 204 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Petlāwad has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 10 June 1945) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 7 January 1945).
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
PetlāwadMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 23.01°, 74.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
910mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
204 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
215 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
44.8 °C
10 June 1945
Coldest day
3.9 °C
7 January 1945
Wettest day
269 mm
16 July 1940
Windiest day
43.5 km/h
23 August 1957
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
24 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
6 June 1991
Coldest feels-like
-0.1 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.4 h
26 May 1972
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | -3.8 °C | 47 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | -3.3 °C | 368 mm | +274 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 372 mm | +62 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 211 mm | -97 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 149 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 60 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Petlāwad?
Petlāwad has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 910 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Petlāwad?
The hottest day measured in Petlāwad between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1945, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Petlāwad?
The coldest day measured in Petlāwad between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Petlāwad?
Almost never: Petlāwad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Petlāwad warmed?
Yes: Petlāwad warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Petlāwad?
The wettest day measured in Petlāwad between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1940, with 269 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Petlāwad?
The windiest day measured in Petlāwad between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1957, with winds reaching 43.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Petlāwad?
The warmest month in Petlāwad is May (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Petlāwad?
Petlāwad receives on average 910 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Petlāwad?
Petlāwad gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Petlāwad?
Yes: Petlāwad has on average 215 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Petlāwad?
In Petlāwad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 6 June 1991, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 22 January 1962.
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