Sānchor climate — normals and trends
Sānchor (India) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 355 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 (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sānchor averages 0 frost days, 278 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 36 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Sānchor between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.6 °C (on 2 June 1991) and the coldest 0.8 °C (on 31 December 1990).
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
SānchorRajasthan
- coords
- 24.75°, 71.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.0°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
355mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
278 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
36 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
2 June 1991
Coldest day
0.8 °C
31 December 1990
Wettest day
278 mm
12 September 1961
Windiest day
59.9 km/h
17 June 2023
Strongest gust
117.4 km/h
17 June 2023
Hottest feels-like
51.0 °C
5 June 1991
Coldest feels-like
-3.3 °C
31 December 1990
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 31.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 41.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 39.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 32 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 37.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 87 mm | +61 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 156 mm | +40 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 131 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 234 mm | +179 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | -2.2 °C | 20 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 31.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sānchor?
Sānchor has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.0 °C and it receives 355 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sānchor?
The hottest day measured in Sānchor between 1940 and 2025 was 2 June 1991, reaching 47.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sānchor?
The coldest day measured in Sānchor between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1990, at 0.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sānchor?
Almost never: Sānchor sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sānchor warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Sānchor.
What is the wettest day in Sānchor?
The wettest day measured in Sānchor between 1940 and 2025 was 12 September 1961, with 278 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sānchor?
The windiest day measured in Sānchor between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 2023, with winds reaching 59.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sānchor?
The warmest month in Sānchor is May (33.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sānchor?
Sānchor receives on average 355 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 36 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sānchor?
Sānchor gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sānchor?
Yes: Sānchor has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sānchor?
In Sānchor, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.0 °C on 5 June 1991, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 31 December 1990.
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