Phek climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Phek?

Phek has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,045 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phek?

The hottest day measured in Phek between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2023, reaching 33.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Phek?

The coldest day measured in Phek between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 0.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Phek?

Almost never: Phek sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Phek warmed?

Yes: Phek warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Phek?

The wettest day measured in Phek between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1990, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Phek?

The windiest day measured in Phek between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1957, with winds reaching 18.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Phek?

The warmest month in Phek is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Phek?

Phek receives on average 2,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Phek?

Phek gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Phek (India) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,045 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 July (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Phek averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 224 rainy days per year.

Phek has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.1 °C (on 4 September 2023) and the coldest 0.3 °C (on 12 January 1978).

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

PhekManipur

coords: 25.67°, 94.50°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

23.5°C

Average daily low

14.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,045mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

5.8km/h

Seasonal range

10.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

224 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.5 °C

Average feels-like low

15.4 °C

Average peak gust

26.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

50 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

33.1 °C

4 September 2023

Coldest day

0.3 °C

12 January 1978

Wettest day

176 mm

2 July 1990

Windiest day

18.5 km/h

20 April 1957

Strongest gust

79.2 km/h

3 April 1984

Hottest feels-like

38.8 °C

10 August 2007

Coldest feels-like

-2.4 °C

12 January 1978

Sunniest day

13.1 h

6 July 1979

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.9 °C12 June 2025	6.6 °C12 January 2025	20.2 °C	2,187 mm	25
2024	32.4 °C30 August 2024	6.2 °C26 February 2024	19.9 °C	2,042 mm	31
2023	33.1 °C4 September 2023	6.6 °C23 December 2023	20.1 °C	1,560 mm	23
2022	32.8 °C11 August 2022	4.7 °C13 February 2022	19.8 °C	1,664 mm	23
2021	31.2 °C4 August 2021	6.4 °C27 December 2021	20.0 °C	1,395 mm	20
2020	31.9 °C3 August 2020	3.0 °C25 January 2020	19.4 °C	1,915 mm	7
2019	32.3 °C27 August 2019	5.2 °C28 December 2019	19.7 °C	1,811 mm	19
2018	31.6 °C19 July 2018	6.2 °C30 January 2018	19.4 °C	1,788 mm	10
2017	31.7 °C17 July 2017	6.5 °C14 January 2017	19.9 °C	2,212 mm	10
2016	31.3 °C3 August 2016	5.6 °C15 December 2016	19.7 °C	2,138 mm	9
2015	31.3 °C18 September 2015	4.8 °C13 January 2015	19.4 °C	2,374 mm	6
2014	31.1 °C17 September 2014	5.1 °C19 February 2014	19.6 °C	1,545 mm	8
2013	31.8 °C14 June 2013	3.9 °C17 December 2013	19.3 °C	1,827 mm	14
2012	31.0 °C18 August 2012	3.8 °C16 January 2012	19.0 °C	1,988 mm	5
2011	31.5 °C31 August 2011	2.7 °C21 January 2011	19.1 °C	2,167 mm	6
2010	30.4 °C12 July 2010	5.1 °C7 February 2010	19.4 °C	2,181 mm	6
2009	31.5 °C13 July 2009	4.5 °C3 January 2009	19.6 °C	1,716 mm	10
2008	31.6 °C8 August 2008	5.2 °C1 February 2008	19.0 °C	2,162 mm	2
2007	31.8 °C10 August 2007	3.8 °C20 January 2007	19.0 °C	2,324 mm	7
2006	32.5 °C16 August 2006	5.4 °C30 December 2006	19.3 °C	1,629 mm	9
2005	29.7 °C23 July 2005	3.8 °C28 December 2005	19.0 °C	1,651 mm	0
2004	29.4 °C26 March 2004	4.8 °C29 December 2004	18.6 °C	2,025 mm	0
2003	30.1 °C16 June 2003	4.5 °C26 January 2003	18.9 °C	1,872 mm	2
2002	30.8 °C29 August 2002	4.9 °C24 December 2002	18.9 °C	2,014 mm	3
2001	30.6 °C8 July 2001	4.7 °C10 January 2001	19.0 °C	2,115 mm	2
2000	29.6 °C13 May 2000	3.9 °C31 January 2000	18.6 °C	2,174 mm	0
1999	30.1 °C10 June 1999	5.2 °C13 January 1999	19.7 °C	1,938 mm	1
1998	29.8 °C5 June 1998	4.8 °C23 January 1998	19.2 °C	2,111 mm	0
1997	30.4 °C27 August 1997	1.0 °C18 January 1997	18.1 °C	2,268 mm	1
1996	30.6 °C17 June 1996	4.9 °C23 January 1996	19.0 °C	2,011 mm	4
1995	30.4 °C29 May 1995	3.1 °C5 January 1995	18.9 °C	2,490 mm	3
1994	30.6 °C15 July 1994	4.8 °C6 December 1994	18.9 °C	1,892 mm	5
1993	30.0 °C9 August 1993	4.7 °C21 January 1993	18.6 °C	2,536 mm	1
1992	31.0 °C2 September 1992	3.1 °C3 January 1992	18.3 °C	1,826 mm	4
1991	30.4 °C20 August 1991	2.9 °C22 January 1991	18.6 °C	2,174 mm	2
1990	31.0 °C19 August 1990	5.2 °C1 January 1990	18.7 °C	2,333 mm	3
1989	30.6 °C11 June 1989	1.9 °C13 January 1989	18.6 °C	1,871 mm	2
1988	30.1 °C16 July 1988	5.2 °C28 January 1988	19.1 °C	2,073 mm	2
1987	30.4 °C20 June 1987	3.6 °C31 December 1987	18.9 °C	1,955 mm	1
1986	30.5 °C10 August 1986	3.8 °C23 December 1986	18.6 °C	2,130 mm	3
1985	29.7 °C11 September 1985	2.5 °C17 January 1985	18.6 °C	1,953 mm	0
1984	30.8 °C11 June 1984	3.8 °C2 January 1984	18.7 °C	2,129 mm	3
1983	30.2 °C18 August 1983	0.7 °C4 January 1983	18.2 °C	2,419 mm	3
1982	30.5 °C4 June 1982	3.5 °C28 December 1982	18.4 °C	1,778 mm	2
1981	30.3 °C6 July 1981	2.9 °C16 January 1981	18.4 °C	1,416 mm	1
1980	30.9 °C24 July 1980	3.9 °C25 January 1980	18.5 °C	2,063 mm	2
1979	30.5 °C5 June 1979	4.2 °C22 December 1979	18.7 °C	1,734 mm	5
1978	30.2 °C12 August 1978	0.3 °C12 January 1978	18.5 °C	1,691 mm	1
1977	29.6 °C20 August 1977	3.0 °C2 January 1977	18.3 °C	2,179 mm	0
1976	29.4 °C20 June 1976	4.4 °C17 December 1976	18.4 °C	2,212 mm	0
1975	30.5 °C12 August 1975	2.6 °C22 January 1975	18.5 °C	2,280 mm	2
1974	30.0 °C15 June 1974	3.7 °C6 January 1974	18.4 °C	2,166 mm	1
1973	31.0 °C24 August 1973	4.1 °C22 December 1973	18.8 °C	2,396 mm	3
1972	30.4 °C12 July 1972	2.9 °C17 January 1972	18.5 °C	1,841 mm	2
1971	30.5 °C14 July 1971	2.6 °C4 January 1971	18.3 °C	2,479 mm	2
1970	30.6 °C29 June 1970	3.6 °C9 January 1970	18.6 °C	2,162 mm	5
1969	30.5 °C30 July 1969	3.3 °C16 January 1969	18.8 °C	1,737 mm	1
1968	29.4 °C26 July 1968	1.8 °C3 February 1968	18.2 °C	2,243 mm	0
1967	29.6 °C23 June 1967	2.8 °C15 January 1967	18.2 °C	1,992 mm	0
1966	30.5 °C3 May 1966	4.6 °C29 December 1966	18.5 °C	2,336 mm	2
1965	29.4 °C7 June 1965	5.0 °C8 January 1965	18.2 °C	2,254 mm	0
1964	31.1 °C8 June 1964	2.4 °C30 January 1964	18.8 °C	2,409 mm	5
1963	30.3 °C25 June 1963	4.6 °C14 January 1963	18.6 °C	2,322 mm	2
1962	30.5 °C14 July 1962	3.1 °C2 January 1962	18.4 °C	2,198 mm	1
1961	29.9 °C28 May 1961	3.2 °C26 December 1961	18.4 °C	2,403 mm	0
1960	31.1 °C30 April 1960	5.3 °C26 January 1960	19.0 °C	2,087 mm	5
1959	29.9 °C2 September 1959	4.4 °C2 February 1959	18.4 °C	2,422 mm	0
1958	29.6 °C10 September 1958	2.1 °C1 February 1958	18.8 °C	2,550 mm	0
1957	31.7 °C19 August 1957	5.1 °C2 February 1957	18.3 °C	1,891 mm	3
1956	29.8 °C18 April 1956	4.3 °C4 January 1956	18.5 °C	1,911 mm	0
1955	29.0 °C15 May 1955	3.9 °C19 December 1955	18.5 °C	1,992 mm	0
1954	28.4 °C30 August 1954	4.8 °C30 December 1954	18.5 °C	1,998 mm	0
1953	29.7 °C14 August 1953	2.2 °C26 January 1953	18.1 °C	1,756 mm	0
1952	28.7 °C15 April 1952	2.7 °C13 January 1952	18.4 °C	1,884 mm	0
1951	29.5 °C4 September 1951	3.1 °C26 January 1951	18.4 °C	2,001 mm	0
1950	29.0 °C26 July 1950	5.2 °C5 February 1950	18.4 °C	2,281 mm	0
1949	28.5 °C1 August 1949	4.8 °C13 December 1949	18.4 °C	2,287 mm	0
1948	28.9 °C21 May 1948	5.1 °C8 February 1948	18.2 °C	2,052 mm	0
1947	30.2 °C17 May 1947	6.2 °C27 December 1947	18.7 °C	2,159 mm	1
1946	29.1 °C9 September 1946	5.6 °C7 January 1946	18.7 °C	1,738 mm	0
1945	29.3 °C9 June 1945	4.1 °C8 January 1945	18.1 °C	2,255 mm	0
1944	29.8 °C18 August 1944	4.1 °C16 January 1944	18.2 °C	1,734 mm	0
1943	29.3 °C10 July 1943	4.0 °C1 February 1943	17.7 °C	1,723 mm	0
1942	29.6 °C9 July 1942	5.3 °C3 January 1942	18.1 °C	2,230 mm	0
1941	27.8 °C15 June 1941	4.4 °C31 January 1941	17.7 °C	1,980 mm	0
1940	29.4 °C1 June 1940	5.1 °C24 January 1940	17.8 °C	2,102 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.3 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

25 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2187 mm

+142 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.0 °C	+3.0 °C	22 mm	-23 mm
Feb	21.2 °C	+1.6 °C	47 mm	-5 mm
Mar	23.9 °C	+1.3 °C	93 mm	+6 mm
Apr	25.9 °C	+1.5 °C	94 mm	-46 mm
May	25.6 °C	0.0 °C	341 mm	+91 mm
Jun	28.5 °C	+1.7 °C	445 mm	+98 mm
Jul	28.8 °C	+2.2 °C	282 mm	-64 mm
Aug	27.6 °C	+0.9 °C	386 mm	+82 mm
Sep	28.6 °C	+2.2 °C	256 mm	+35 mm
Oct	26.7 °C	+2.2 °C	143 mm	-14 mm
Nov	23.9 °C	+2.3 °C	35 mm	-18 mm
Dec	21.6 °C	+2.6 °C	42 mm	-0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.9 °C

12 Jun 2025

Coldest day

6.6 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

69.4 mm

1 Jun 2025

Windiest day

16.0 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

65.5 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.9 °C

31 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.0 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

11 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Phek?

Phek has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,045 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phek?

The hottest day measured in Phek between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 2023, reaching 33.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Phek?

The coldest day measured in Phek between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 0.3 °C.

Does it snow in Phek?

Almost never: Phek sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Phek warmed?

Yes: Phek warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Phek?

The wettest day measured in Phek between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1990, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Phek?

The windiest day measured in Phek between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1957, with winds reaching 18.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Phek?

The warmest month in Phek is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Phek?

Phek receives on average 2,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Phek?

Phek gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Phek?

Yes: Phek has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Phek?

In Phek, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.8 °C on 10 August 2007, and the lowest was -2.4 °C on 12 January 1978.

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