Rayachoti climate — normals and trends
Rayachoti (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 633 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Rayachoti averages 0 frost days, 256 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Rayachoti 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 43.0 °C (on 24 April 2016) and the coldest 9.8 °C (on 16 January 1940).
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
RayachotiAndhra Pradesh
- coords
- 14.06°, 78.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
633mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
16.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
256 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
275 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
43.0 °C
24 April 2016
Coldest day
9.8 °C
16 January 1940
Wettest day
174 mm
25 August 2010
Windiest day
37.9 km/h
31 July 2013
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
12 July 1994
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
6 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.0 °C
16 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.7 h
21 May 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 34.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 37.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 37.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 143 mm | +97 mm |
| Jun | 34.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 20 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 53 mm | -24 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 152 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 29 mm | -68 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 161 mm | +49 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 58 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 22 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rayachoti?
Rayachoti has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 633 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rayachoti?
The hottest day measured in Rayachoti between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2016, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rayachoti?
The coldest day measured in Rayachoti between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1940, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rayachoti?
Almost never: Rayachoti sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rayachoti warmed?
Yes: Rayachoti warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rayachoti?
The wettest day measured in Rayachoti between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 2010, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rayachoti?
The windiest day measured in Rayachoti between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2013, with winds reaching 37.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rayachoti?
The warmest month in Rayachoti is May (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Rayachoti?
Rayachoti receives on average 633 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rayachoti?
Rayachoti gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rayachoti?
Yes: Rayachoti has on average 275 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rayachoti?
In Rayachoti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 6 May 2024, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 16 January 1940.
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