Prayagraj climate — normals and trends
Prayagraj (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,043 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 (33.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Prayagraj averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Prayagraj 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 47.6 °C (on 9 June 1942) and the coldest 2.6 °C (on 10 January 2003).
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
PrayagrajUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 25.44°, 81.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,043mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
18.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 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 = 0.031
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
47.6 °C
9 June 1942
Coldest day
2.6 °C
10 January 2003
Wettest day
184 mm
27 June 2013
Windiest day
40.0 km/h
4 August 1953
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
28 July 1992
Hottest feels-like
51.1 °C
8 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
-0.2 °C
10 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 April 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 38.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 8 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 38.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 12 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 37.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 149 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 333 mm | +13 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 278 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 168 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 150 mm | +105 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | -2.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prayagraj?
Prayagraj has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,043 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prayagraj?
The hottest day measured in Prayagraj between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1942, reaching 47.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prayagraj?
The coldest day measured in Prayagraj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2003, at 2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Prayagraj?
Almost never: Prayagraj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Prayagraj warmed?
Yes: Prayagraj warmed by +0.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prayagraj?
The wettest day measured in Prayagraj between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2013, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prayagraj?
The windiest day measured in Prayagraj between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1953, with winds reaching 40.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prayagraj?
The warmest month in Prayagraj is May (33.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Prayagraj?
Prayagraj receives on average 1,043 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prayagraj?
Prayagraj gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Prayagraj?
Yes: Prayagraj has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prayagraj?
In Prayagraj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.1 °C on 8 June 2014, and the lowest was -0.2 °C on 10 January 2003.
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