Pithorāgarh climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Pithorāgarh?

Pithorāgarh has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 2,714 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1966, reaching 36.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Pithorāgarh?

The coldest day measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1953, at -8.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Pithorāgarh?

Almost never: Pithorāgarh sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Pithorāgarh warmed?

Yes: Pithorāgarh warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Pithorāgarh?

The wettest day measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2008, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Pithorāgarh?

The windiest day measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Pithorāgarh?

The warmest month in Pithorāgarh is June (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Pithorāgarh?

Pithorāgarh receives on average 2,714 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Pithorāgarh?

Pithorāgarh gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Pithorāgarh (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 2,714 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 (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Pithorāgarh averages 1 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.

Pithorāgarh has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.8 °C (on 8 June 1966) and the coldest -8.6 °C (on 18 January 1953).

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

PithorāgarhUttarakhand

coords: 29.58°, 80.21°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

17.8°C

Average daily high

23.2°C

Average daily low

13.2°C

Annual rainfall

2,714mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

5.3km/h

Seasonal range

14.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

1 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

26 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

187 d/yr

Annual snowfall

1.0 cm

Average feels-like high

24.5 °C

Average feels-like low

13.4 °C

Average peak gust

23.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

58 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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

36.8 °C

8 June 1966

Coldest day

-8.6 °C

18 January 1953

Wettest day

257 mm

20 September 2008

Windiest day

21.7 km/h

1 February 1956

Strongest gust

73.8 km/h

19 September 2008

Hottest feels-like

38.4 °C

29 June 1987

Coldest feels-like

-12.2 °C

18 January 1953

Snowiest day

18.7 cm

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

13.1 h

15 June 1981

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	32.1 °C26 April 2025	3.4 °C17 January 2025	18.8 °C	2,188 mm	22	0
2024	36.0 °C17 June 2024	3.5 °C10 December 2024	18.8 °C	2,369 mm	52	0
2023	32.6 °C10 June 2023	3.8 °C18 December 2023	18.2 °C	2,336 mm	24	0
2022	33.4 °C5 June 2022	3.2 °C5 February 2022	18.8 °C	2,717 mm	51	0
2021	31.4 °C14 April 2021	3.0 °C27 January 2021	18.5 °C	2,849 mm	7	0
2020	33.1 °C25 May 2020	1.2 °C31 December 2020	18.1 °C	2,550 mm	15	0
2019	33.9 °C15 June 2019	0.3 °C26 January 2019	18.2 °C	2,604 mm	42	0
2018	33.2 °C23 May 2018	0.1 °C28 December 2018	18.4 °C	2,710 mm	19	0
2017	33.7 °C4 June 2017	1.4 °C12 January 2017	18.6 °C	2,313 mm	19	0
2016	32.2 °C16 May 2016	4.8 °C20 January 2016	19.0 °C	2,843 mm	23	0
2015	33.8 °C9 June 2015	1.9 °C25 December 2015	18.3 °C	2,443 mm	27	0
2014	35.9 °C11 June 2014	1.5 °C16 February 2014	18.1 °C	2,603 mm	40	0
2013	32.5 °C10 May 2013	2.2 °C8 January 2013	18.3 °C	2,561 mm	21	0
2012	36.5 °C15 June 2012	0.1 °C9 February 2012	18.0 °C	2,585 mm	42	0
2011	31.8 °C15 May 2011	2.7 °C2 January 2011	18.0 °C	2,837 mm	16	0
2010	34.1 °C1 June 2010	1.5 °C19 December 2010	19.0 °C	3,032 mm	55	0
2009	34.9 °C1 May 2009	3.5 °C22 December 2009	18.8 °C	2,623 mm	44	0
2008	32.4 °C30 April 2008	0.9 °C31 January 2008	18.2 °C	2,960 mm	19	0
2007	33.9 °C3 June 2007	1.4 °C31 December 2007	18.3 °C	2,819 mm	18	0
2006	30.9 °C11 June 2006	1.7 °C8 January 2006	18.6 °C	1,941 mm	12	0
2005	35.2 °C15 June 2005	1.5 °C19 January 2005	18.1 °C	2,487 mm	37	0
2004	34.7 °C15 May 2004	2.6 °C27 December 2004	18.4 °C	1,977 mm	27	0
2003	34.2 °C3 June 2003	2.2 °C3 January 2003	18.1 °C	2,806 mm	24	0
2002	33.0 °C22 May 2002	1.8 °C13 February 2002	18.0 °C	3,100 mm	19	0
2001	31.3 °C25 May 2001	3.1 °C11 January 2001	18.0 °C	2,620 mm	7	0
2000	30.9 °C19 May 2000	1.6 °C16 January 2000	17.7 °C	2,845 mm	6	0
1999	35.9 °C29 April 1999	3.2 °C1 February 1999	18.7 °C	1,925 mm	39	0
1998	34.7 °C7 June 1998	3.1 °C17 January 1998	18.3 °C	2,781 mm	31	0
1997	30.8 °C21 May 1997	-0.1 °C22 January 1997	16.8 °C	2,764 mm	6	1
1996	34.0 °C25 May 1996	1.9 °C11 January 1996	18.0 °C	2,612 mm	17	0
1995	35.1 °C3 June 1995	1.3 °C10 January 1995	17.9 °C	3,423 mm	27	0
1994	35.1 °C3 June 1994	2.6 °C22 February 1994	18.3 °C	2,351 mm	28	0
1993	33.0 °C6 May 1993	2.1 °C8 January 1993	18.1 °C	3,007 mm	15	0
1992	33.4 °C6 June 1992	1.3 °C4 January 1992	17.9 °C	2,526 mm	29	0
1991	33.7 °C24 May 1991	0.6 °C3 January 1991	17.8 °C	2,989 mm	27	0
1990	32.4 °C2 June 1990	1.8 °C6 January 1990	17.8 °C	3,129 mm	17	0
1989	34.2 °C10 May 1989	-1.0 °C19 February 1989	17.9 °C	2,743 mm	26	1
1988	34.5 °C29 May 1988	1.9 °C27 December 1988	18.4 °C	3,126 mm	23	0
1987	36.4 °C27 June 1987	3.1 °C24 January 1987	18.3 °C	2,381 mm	41	0
1986	33.7 °C10 June 1986	2.3 °C28 December 1986	17.7 °C	2,735 mm	18	0
1985	34.9 °C21 April 1985	2.1 °C12 January 1985	18.5 °C	2,742 mm	47	0
1984	35.1 °C19 May 1984	-0.4 °C17 January 1984	18.1 °C	2,400 mm	23	1
1983	34.7 °C22 June 1983	0.9 °C23 December 1983	17.2 °C	2,695 mm	25	0
1982	31.6 °C9 July 1982	2.5 °C12 January 1982	17.2 °C	2,554 mm	18	0
1981	32.9 °C16 June 1981	0.8 °C9 January 1981	17.2 °C	2,739 mm	10	0
1980	32.4 °C3 May 1980	1.7 °C6 January 1980	17.8 °C	2,890 mm	28	0
1979	33.4 °C7 June 1979	2.0 °C3 February 1979	17.9 °C	2,217 mm	30	0
1978	34.7 °C21 May 1978	1.0 °C11 January 1978	17.7 °C	2,362 mm	23	0
1977	31.6 °C2 June 1977	0.8 °C28 January 1977	17.9 °C	2,319 mm	8	0
1976	32.7 °C2 June 1976	1.9 °C31 December 1976	17.7 °C	2,573 mm	13	0
1975	33.0 °C14 June 1975	0.4 °C4 January 1975	17.8 °C	2,857 mm	24	0
1974	33.4 °C5 June 1974	-1.3 °C15 January 1974	17.8 °C	2,427 mm	25	1
1973	33.3 °C6 May 1973	0.7 °C28 January 1973	17.8 °C	3,295 mm	20	0
1972	34.8 °C2 June 1972	-1.1 °C14 February 1972	17.9 °C	2,516 mm	41	1
1971	29.3 °C15 July 1971	2.1 °C23 January 1971	17.4 °C	2,853 mm	0	0
1970	34.5 °C13 May 1970	2.8 °C6 January 1970	18.0 °C	2,752 mm	23	0
1969	33.7 °C24 May 1969	1.4 °C5 January 1969	18.0 °C	2,763 mm	14	0
1968	32.8 °C26 May 1968	2.0 °C16 December 1968	17.3 °C	2,262 mm	11	0
1967	35.2 °C1 June 1967	0.7 °C13 January 1967	17.6 °C	2,942 mm	23	0
1966	36.8 °C8 June 1966	1.3 °C13 January 1966	18.0 °C	2,659 mm	41	0
1965	36.0 °C16 June 1965	0.1 °C20 February 1965	17.3 °C	2,857 mm	35	0
1964	36.3 °C13 June 1964	-1.0 °C15 January 1964	18.0 °C	2,553 mm	42	4
1963	31.1 °C25 May 1963	2.5 °C17 January 1963	17.2 °C	3,672 mm	4	0
1962	33.8 °C27 May 1962	2.4 °C2 January 1962	17.5 °C	3,427 mm	19	0
1961	34.1 °C1 June 1961	-3.7 °C9 February 1961	17.2 °C	2,993 mm	21	5
1960	34.3 °C3 June 1960	1.5 °C22 January 1960	17.9 °C	2,322 mm	41	0
1959	33.2 °C22 May 1959	1.3 °C11 January 1959	17.8 °C	2,767 mm	34	0
1958	35.6 °C14 June 1958	3.0 °C17 January 1958	18.4 °C	2,588 mm	53	0
1957	34.3 °C28 May 1957	-3.7 °C12 January 1957	17.2 °C	2,344 mm	32	7
1956	35.0 °C3 May 1956	1.4 °C5 February 1956	17.5 °C	3,290 mm	30	0
1955	35.7 °C4 June 1955	1.0 °C26 January 1955	17.4 °C	3,094 mm	27	0
1954	35.2 °C21 May 1954	-1.1 °C2 January 1954	17.4 °C	3,816 mm	39	4
1953	30.9 °C31 May 1953	-8.6 °C18 January 1953	16.1 °C	3,221 mm	2	12
1952	29.4 °C17 May 1952	0.2 °C9 January 1952	16.4 °C	3,335 mm	0	0
1951	32.6 °C18 June 1951	-4.2 °C3 February 1951	16.9 °C	2,912 mm	21	4
1950	34.1 °C7 June 1950	-1.2 °C11 February 1950	16.7 °C	3,543 mm	30	1
1949	33.0 °C21 June 1949	1.3 °C5 January 1949	17.0 °C	3,227 mm	20	0
1948	34.8 °C14 June 1948	0.1 °C6 February 1948	17.4 °C	2,359 mm	42	0
1947	35.5 °C1 June 1947	1.7 °C14 January 1947	17.8 °C	2,634 mm	54	0
1946	33.6 °C4 June 1946	1.2 °C4 January 1946	17.9 °C	2,472 mm	31	0
1945	35.6 °C6 June 1945	-4.6 °C7 January 1945	17.1 °C	2,725 mm	56	5
1944	36.2 °C27 May 1944	0.9 °C15 December 1944	17.6 °C	2,033 mm	44	0
1943	34.3 °C17 May 1943	1.2 °C30 January 1943	17.3 °C	2,927 mm	24	0
1942	35.4 °C4 June 1942	-0.5 °C19 January 1942	17.5 °C	2,575 mm	51	4
1941	34.4 °C29 May 1941	1.3 °C5 January 1941	17.2 °C	2,423 mm	18	0
1940	34.2 °C12 June 1940	-2.1 °C7 February 1940	17.0 °C	2,244 mm	28	2

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.3 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

22 d/yr

-4

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-1

Annual rainfall

2188 mm

-526 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.5 °C	+3.0 °C	16 mm	-53 mm
Feb	20.0 °C	+2.3 °C	75 mm	+1 mm
Mar	23.8 °C	+2.1 °C	33 mm	-48 mm
Apr	27.8 °C	+1.4 °C	58 mm	-15 mm
May	27.7 °C	-1.2 °C	232 mm	+90 mm
Jun	27.8 °C	-0.7 °C	390 mm	-98 mm
Jul	27.3 °C	+1.3 °C	450 mm	-303 mm
Aug	26.3 °C	+0.6 °C	517 mm	-75 mm
Sep	26.9 °C	+1.3 °C	347 mm	+32 mm
Oct	24.9 °C	+0.9 °C	65 mm	-15 mm
Nov	22.2 °C	+1.3 °C	6 mm	-12 mm
Dec	18.7 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	-28 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.1 °C

26 Apr 2025

Coldest day

3.4 °C

17 Jan 2025

Wettest day

97.4 mm

7 Jul 2025

Windiest day

9.0 km/h

27 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

41.4 km/h

29 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

14 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

1.3 °C

17 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

29 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Pithorāgarh?

Pithorāgarh has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.8 °C and it receives 2,714 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pithorāgarh?

The hottest day measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1966, reaching 36.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Pithorāgarh?

The coldest day measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1953, at -8.6 °C.

Does it snow in Pithorāgarh?

Almost never: Pithorāgarh sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Pithorāgarh warmed?

Yes: Pithorāgarh warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Pithorāgarh?

The wettest day measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2008, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Pithorāgarh?

The windiest day measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1956, with winds reaching 21.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Pithorāgarh?

The warmest month in Pithorāgarh is June (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Pithorāgarh?

Pithorāgarh receives on average 2,714 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Pithorāgarh?

Pithorāgarh gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pithorāgarh?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pithorāgarh between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, with 18.7 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Pithorāgarh?

Yes: Pithorāgarh has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pithorāgarh?

In Pithorāgarh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.4 °C on 29 June 1987, and the lowest was -12.2 °C on 18 January 1953.

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