Rāichūr climate — normals and trends
Rāichūr (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 732 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 (32.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rāichūr averages 0 frost days, 283 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Rāichūr has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 16 May 1948) and the coldest 9.1 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
RāichūrKarnataka
- coords
- 16.21°, 77.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
732mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
16.5km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
283 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
287 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
43.7 °C
16 May 1948
Coldest day
9.1 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
160 mm
6 June 1991
Windiest day
44.7 km/h
25 May 1961
Strongest gust
83.9 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
29 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
7.1 °C
9 December 1943
Sunniest day
12.3 h
19 May 2005
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 36.5 °C | -2.0 °C | 29 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | -4.6 °C | 172 mm | +132 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 99 mm | -5 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 184 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 271 mm | +136 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | -1.1 °C | 234 mm | +88 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 100 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 29.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rāichūr?
Rāichūr has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 732 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rāichūr?
The hottest day measured in Rāichūr between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1948, reaching 43.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rāichūr?
The coldest day measured in Rāichūr between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 9.1 °C.
Does it snow in Rāichūr?
Almost never: Rāichūr sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rāichūr warmed?
Yes: Rāichūr warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rāichūr?
The wettest day measured in Rāichūr between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1991, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rāichūr?
The windiest day measured in Rāichūr between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1961, with winds reaching 44.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rāichūr?
The warmest month in Rāichūr is May (32.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rāichūr?
Rāichūr receives on average 732 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rāichūr?
Rāichūr gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rāichūr?
Yes: Rāichūr has on average 287 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rāichūr?
In Rāichūr, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 29 May 2015, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 9 December 1943.
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