Pilāni climate — normals and trends
Pilāni (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 424 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 (34.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pilāni averages 0 frost days, 235 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Pilāni has warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 26 May 1998) and the coldest -1.3 °C (on 11 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
PilāniRajasthan
- coords
- 28.37°, 75.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
424mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
20.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
235 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
19.3 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
195 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.4 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.036
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
26 May 1998
Coldest day
-1.3 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
122 mm
1 July 1970
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
15 March 1956
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
12 April 1955
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
12 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-5.2 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.6 h
9 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 21 mm | +6 mm |
| Feb | 26.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 39.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 37.5 °C | -2.4 °C | 117 mm | +78 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | -2.5 °C | 193 mm | +67 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 161 mm | +37 mm |
| Sep | 34.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 84 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | -2.3 °C | 21 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pilāni?
Pilāni has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 424 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pilāni?
The hottest day measured in Pilāni between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1998, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pilāni?
The coldest day measured in Pilāni between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -1.3 °C.
Does it snow in Pilāni?
Almost never: Pilāni sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pilāni warmed?
Yes: Pilāni warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pilāni?
The wettest day measured in Pilāni between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1970, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pilāni?
The windiest day measured in Pilāni between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1956, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pilāni?
The warmest month in Pilāni is June (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Pilāni?
Pilāni receives on average 424 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pilāni?
Pilāni gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pilāni?
Yes: Pilāni has on average 195 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pilāni?
In Pilāni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 12 June 2025, and the lowest was -5.2 °C on 11 January 1967.
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