Sāmbhar climate — normals and trends
Sāmbhar (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 462 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 June (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sāmbhar averages 0 frost days, 224 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 59 rainy days per year.
Sāmbhar has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 19 May 2016) and the coldest -1.0 °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
SāmbharRajasthan
- coords
- 26.91°, 75.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
462mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
19.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
224 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
59 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
19.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
195 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.15 · 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
46.8 °C
19 May 2016
Coldest day
-1.0 °C
11 January 1967
Wettest day
238 mm
16 July 1995
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
15 March 1956
Strongest gust
77.0 km/h
15 March 1956
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
3 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-5.1 °C
11 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.1 h
17 May 1940
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 | 21.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 9 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 26.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 38.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 36.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 123 mm | +85 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | -2.3 °C | 255 mm | +96 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 173 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 58 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | -3.3 °C | 58 mm | +46 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 13 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sāmbhar?
Sāmbhar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 462 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sāmbhar?
The hottest day measured in Sāmbhar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2016, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sāmbhar?
The coldest day measured in Sāmbhar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1967, at -1.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sāmbhar?
Almost never: Sāmbhar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sāmbhar warmed?
Yes: Sāmbhar warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sāmbhar?
The wettest day measured in Sāmbhar between 1940 and 2025 was 16 July 1995, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sāmbhar?
The windiest day measured in Sāmbhar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1956, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sāmbhar?
The warmest month in Sāmbhar is June (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Sāmbhar?
Sāmbhar receives on average 462 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 59 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sāmbhar?
Sāmbhar gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sāmbhar?
Yes: Sāmbhar has on average 195 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sāmbhar?
In Sāmbhar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 3 July 1958, and the lowest was -5.1 °C on 11 January 1967.
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