Pokaran climate — normals and trends
Pokaran (India) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 209 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 (34.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Pokaran averages 0 frost days, 256 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 30 rainy days per year.
Pokaran has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 49.0 °C (on 19 May 2016) and the coldest -0.4 °C (on 11 January 1967).
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
PokaranRajasthan
- coords
- 26.92°, 71.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
209mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
20.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
256 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
30 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.9 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °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
49.0 °C
19 May 2016
Coldest day
-0.4 °C
11 January 1967
Wettest day
100 mm
16 October 1998
Windiest day
57.2 km/h
8 February 1950
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
8 February 1950
Hottest feels-like
49.4 °C
9 June 1991
Coldest feels-like
-5.0 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.1 h
2 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 41.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 41.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 13 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 39.1 °C | -1.2 °C | 48 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | -1.7 °C | 87 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 35.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 57 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 34.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 36 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 4 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pokaran?
Pokaran has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 209 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pokaran?
The hottest day measured in Pokaran between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2016, reaching 49.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pokaran?
The coldest day measured in Pokaran between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, at -0.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pokaran?
Almost never: Pokaran sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pokaran warmed?
Yes: Pokaran warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pokaran?
The wettest day measured in Pokaran between 1940 and 2025 was 16 October 1998, with 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pokaran?
The windiest day measured in Pokaran between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 1950, with winds reaching 57.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pokaran?
The warmest month in Pokaran is May (34.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pokaran?
Pokaran receives on average 209 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 30 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pokaran?
Pokaran gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pokaran?
Yes: Pokaran has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pokaran?
In Pokaran, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.4 °C on 9 June 1991, and the lowest was -5.0 °C on 11 January 1967.
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