Phaltan climate — normals and trends
Phaltan (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 717 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 April (30.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Phaltan averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Phaltan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 28 April 2019) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 6 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
PhaltanMaharashtra
- coords
- 17.99°, 74.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
717mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
19.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
43.0 °C
28 April 2019
Coldest day
6.1 °C
6 January 1945
Wettest day
164 mm
8 June 1991
Windiest day
52.3 km/h
22 June 1953
Strongest gust
96.8 km/h
22 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
21 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.1 h
4 July 1986
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 33.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 36.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | -4.1 °C | 479 mm | +445 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 238 mm | +109 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 98 mm | -79 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 181 mm | +60 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 322 mm | +196 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 92 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Phaltan?
Phaltan has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 717 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phaltan?
The hottest day measured in Phaltan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2019, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Phaltan?
The coldest day measured in Phaltan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Phaltan?
Almost never: Phaltan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Phaltan warmed?
Yes: Phaltan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Phaltan?
The wettest day measured in Phaltan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1991, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Phaltan?
The windiest day measured in Phaltan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1953, with winds reaching 52.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Phaltan?
The warmest month in Phaltan is April (30.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Phaltan?
Phaltan receives on average 717 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Phaltan?
Phaltan gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Phaltan?
Yes: Phaltan has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Phaltan?
In Phaltan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 21 April 2016, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 6 January 1945.
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