Ratlām climate — normals and trends
Ratlām (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 931 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 (32.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ratlām averages 0 frost days, 193 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Ratlām has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 24 April 1970) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 7 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
RatlāmMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 23.33°, 75.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
931mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
193 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
209 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
44.9 °C
24 April 1970
Coldest day
3.9 °C
7 January 1945
Wettest day
266 mm
29 September 1953
Windiest day
46.4 km/h
23 August 1957
Strongest gust
78.8 km/h
9 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
20 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-0.7 °C
11 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.5 h
27 May 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 35.2 °C | -3.6 °C | 59 mm | +52 mm |
| Jun | 32.0 °C | -3.1 °C | 414 mm | +311 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 415 mm | +107 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 228 mm | -79 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 187 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | -1.7 °C | 46 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ratlām?
Ratlām has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 931 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ratlām?
The hottest day measured in Ratlām between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1970, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ratlām?
The coldest day measured in Ratlām between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1945, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ratlām?
Almost never: Ratlām sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ratlām warmed?
Yes: Ratlām warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ratlām?
The wettest day measured in Ratlām between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1953, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ratlām?
The windiest day measured in Ratlām between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1957, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ratlām?
The warmest month in Ratlām is May (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Ratlām?
Ratlām receives on average 931 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ratlām?
Ratlām gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ratlām?
Yes: Ratlām has on average 209 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ratlām?
In Ratlām, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 20 May 2024, and the lowest was -0.7 °C on 11 January 1945.
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