Sankeshwar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Sankeshwar?

Sankeshwar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 932 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sankeshwar?

The hottest day measured in Sankeshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1956, reaching 41.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Sankeshwar?

The coldest day measured in Sankeshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at 9.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Sankeshwar?

Almost never: Sankeshwar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Sankeshwar warmed?

Yes: Sankeshwar warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Sankeshwar?

The wettest day measured in Sankeshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2006, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Sankeshwar?

The windiest day measured in Sankeshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1940, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Sankeshwar?

The warmest month in Sankeshwar is April (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Sankeshwar?

Sankeshwar receives on average 932 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Sankeshwar?

Sankeshwar gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Sankeshwar (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 932 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 April (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Sankeshwar averages 0 frost days, 149 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.

Sankeshwar has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.1 °C (on 27 April 1956) and the coldest 9.4 °C (on 2 January 1951).

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

SankeshwarKarnataka

coords: 16.26°, 74.48°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthJulyDriest monthFebruary

Mean daily temperature

24.3°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

20.0°C

Annual rainfall

932mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

17.4km/h

Seasonal range

6.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

149 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

122 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.2 °C

Average feels-like low

21.2 °C

Average peak gust

36.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

224 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.1 °C

27 April 1956

Coldest day

9.4 °C

2 January 1951

Wettest day

119 mm

30 May 2006

Windiest day

42.5 km/h

5 July 1940

Strongest gust

88.6 km/h

21 June 1953

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

27 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

6.0 °C

14 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.0 h

17 May 2023

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.0 °C2 May 2025	11.6 °C12 December 2025	24.8 °C	1,488 mm	138
2024	39.4 °C30 April 2024	13.2 °C17 December 2024	25.5 °C	1,167 mm	169
2023	38.9 °C20 May 2023	12.0 °C10 January 2023	25.4 °C	767 mm	212
2022	38.4 °C2 April 2022	12.6 °C25 January 2022	24.7 °C	1,260 mm	179
2021	37.8 °C5 April 2021	13.9 °C20 December 2021	24.9 °C	984 mm	160
2020	37.7 °C5 May 2020	13.1 °C8 February 2020	25.0 °C	1,327 mm	167
2019	39.4 °C19 May 2019	11.5 °C2 January 2019	25.1 °C	1,207 mm	145
2018	39.1 °C1 May 2018	12.9 °C31 December 2018	25.1 °C	713 mm	209
2017	39.3 °C10 April 2017	12.5 °C30 December 2017	25.2 °C	884 mm	172
2016	40.5 °C27 April 2016	11.8 °C11 December 2016	25.2 °C	811 mm	195
2015	38.1 °C21 April 2015	10.3 °C11 January 2015	25.5 °C	492 mm	218
2014	37.9 °C25 April 2014	12.3 °C17 February 2014	24.7 °C	933 mm	164
2013	38.8 °C30 April 2013	10.5 °C11 December 2013	24.7 °C	964 mm	154
2012	38.2 °C19 May 2012	12.0 °C15 January 2012	24.9 °C	599 mm	194
2011	37.4 °C14 May 2011	11.7 °C13 January 2011	24.6 °C	906 mm	173
2010	39.4 °C11 May 2010	12.5 °C24 December 2010	25.1 °C	1,018 mm	144
2009	38.5 °C18 April 2009	14.2 °C25 December 2009	25.1 °C	1,062 mm	185
2008	37.3 °C14 April 2008	10.9 °C28 January 2008	24.5 °C	976 mm	168
2007	38.4 °C26 April 2007	11.3 °C24 November 2007	24.9 °C	874 mm	172
2006	39.1 °C2 May 2006	11.7 °C27 January 2006	24.5 °C	1,082 mm	138
2005	40.4 °C20 May 2005	11.7 °C18 December 2005	24.8 °C	848 mm	157
2004	39.8 °C20 April 2004	12.8 °C7 December 2004	24.8 °C	684 mm	182
2003	39.1 °C9 May 2003	11.7 °C17 December 2003	25.4 °C	524 mm	204
2002	39.6 °C27 April 2002	12.1 °C29 January 2002	25.1 °C	664 mm	191
2001	38.8 °C29 April 2001	14.4 °C28 January 2001	24.8 °C	440 mm	178
2000	39.9 °C30 April 2000	11.9 °C19 December 2000	24.4 °C	805 mm	144
1999	38.1 °C4 May 1999	12.1 °C8 January 1999	24.2 °C	766 mm	114
1998	39.1 °C1 June 1998	11.9 °C30 December 1998	24.9 °C	804 mm	150
1997	37.5 °C13 May 1997	11.3 °C22 January 1997	24.5 °C	691 mm	149
1996	38.7 °C30 April 1996	12.2 °C4 December 1996	24.6 °C	812 mm	137
1995	38.3 °C27 April 1995	11.9 °C24 January 1995	24.5 °C	780 mm	137
1994	39.6 °C14 May 1994	11.5 °C16 January 1994	24.0 °C	943 mm	111
1993	38.3 °C5 May 1993	12.0 °C21 February 1993	24.1 °C	763 mm	115
1992	37.4 °C6 May 1992	11.6 °C28 December 1992	24.2 °C	774 mm	133
1991	37.9 °C21 May 1991	10.8 °C2 January 1991	24.5 °C	761 mm	162
1990	38.2 °C24 April 1990	13.1 °C20 February 1990	24.2 °C	675 mm	135
1989	36.9 °C14 April 1989	13.3 °C20 February 1989	24.1 °C	720 mm	138
1988	39.1 °C8 May 1988	11.8 °C1 December 1988	24.6 °C	768 mm	151
1987	40.7 °C21 April 1987	11.9 °C19 December 1987	25.1 °C	564 mm	189
1986	39.2 °C16 April 1986	13.2 °C18 January 1986	24.7 °C	661 mm	183
1985	38.7 °C29 April 1985	13.7 °C1 December 1985	24.5 °C	530 mm	137
1984	38.3 °C11 May 1984	12.0 °C23 January 1984	24.5 °C	515 mm	145
1983	38.4 °C26 April 1983	11.8 °C8 February 1983	24.2 °C	998 mm	127
1982	37.1 °C8 April 1982	14.2 °C6 December 1982	24.2 °C	849 mm	137
1981	38.0 °C26 May 1981	9.8 °C11 December 1981	24.3 °C	898 mm	134
1980	37.6 °C12 May 1980	12.7 °C16 December 1980	24.7 °C	1,068 mm	177
1979	39.7 °C11 May 1979	13.9 °C27 December 1979	24.7 °C	840 mm	131
1978	37.7 °C9 May 1978	13.7 °C10 February 1978	24.1 °C	665 mm	108
1977	36.5 °C23 March 1977	12.9 °C17 December 1977	24.3 °C	792 mm	143
1976	37.6 °C10 May 1976	12.4 °C10 January 1976	24.3 °C	768 mm	163
1975	40.7 °C27 April 1975	11.0 °C11 January 1975	23.8 °C	885 mm	120
1974	38.7 °C2 May 1974	11.7 °C19 November 1974	24.0 °C	771 mm	126
1973	39.9 °C25 April 1973	13.3 °C23 November 1973	24.6 °C	735 mm	150
1972	38.2 °C24 April 1972	10.9 °C15 February 1972	24.9 °C	718 mm	201
1971	38.3 °C10 April 1971	12.2 °C30 January 1971	24.0 °C	588 mm	140
1970	40.1 °C21 April 1970	10.7 °C14 December 1970	24.2 °C	691 mm	134
1969	39.3 °C26 April 1969	11.1 °C2 January 1969	24.7 °C	753 mm	151
1968	38.9 °C19 April 1968	11.7 °C17 January 1968	24.2 °C	808 mm	139
1967	40.0 °C8 May 1967	12.5 °C7 January 1967	24.7 °C	1,167 mm	190
1966	38.1 °C30 April 1966	11.5 °C15 December 1966	23.8 °C	1,254 mm	129
1965	38.7 °C16 May 1965	13.2 °C14 January 1965	23.9 °C	872 mm	133
1964	39.8 °C20 April 1964	12.7 °C13 December 1964	23.9 °C	1,607 mm	146
1963	38.4 °C12 May 1963	14.3 °C24 January 1963	24.4 °C	942 mm	156
1962	38.7 °C4 May 1962	10.0 °C5 January 1962	24.2 °C	927 mm	150
1961	37.8 °C24 April 1961	11.5 °C9 February 1961	23.7 °C	1,310 mm	95
1960	39.3 °C1 May 1960	12.7 °C3 December 1960	24.3 °C	1,000 mm	127
1959	39.4 °C1 May 1959	12.0 °C1 February 1959	24.7 °C	1,373 mm	186
1958	38.4 °C7 April 1958	13.6 °C19 November 1958	24.6 °C	1,246 mm	189
1957	39.7 °C10 May 1957	13.1 °C10 February 1957	24.4 °C	816 mm	155
1956	41.1 °C27 April 1956	11.3 °C15 December 1956	23.7 °C	1,040 mm	109
1955	38.6 °C29 March 1955	12.3 °C12 November 1955	24.0 °C	1,141 mm	131
1954	39.6 °C19 April 1954	11.6 °C30 December 1954	24.0 °C	1,195 mm	134
1953	37.6 °C18 March 1953	11.7 °C22 January 1953	23.0 °C	1,213 mm	113
1952	37.6 °C25 April 1952	11.4 °C20 December 1952	23.0 °C	1,004 mm	126
1951	36.0 °C2 March 1951	9.4 °C2 January 1951	22.8 °C	962 mm	108
1950	38.8 °C26 April 1950	11.0 °C22 December 1950	22.3 °C	932 mm	94
1949	36.5 °C26 April 1949	11.9 °C15 November 1949	22.6 °C	1,480 mm	82
1948	38.7 °C25 April 1948	12.0 °C17 December 1948	24.1 °C	1,107 mm	143
1947	39.8 °C6 May 1947	13.3 °C2 January 1947	24.1 °C	1,189 mm	145
1946	39.6 °C2 April 1946	11.8 °C9 January 1946	23.9 °C	1,413 mm	143
1945	38.6 °C15 May 1945	10.0 °C7 January 1945	24.0 °C	772 mm	146
1944	39.1 °C30 April 1944	12.0 °C10 February 1944	24.1 °C	1,046 mm	138
1943	38.0 °C5 May 1943	10.4 °C9 December 1943	22.7 °C	1,970 mm	97
1942	38.2 °C1 April 1942	11.6 °C10 December 1942	23.4 °C	1,263 mm	124
1941	39.5 °C1 May 1941	13.5 °C26 January 1941	23.8 °C	889 mm	142
1940	38.4 °C6 April 1940	12.5 °C13 March 1940	23.5 °C	1,222 mm	140

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.7 °C

-0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

138 d/yr

-11

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1488 mm

+556 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	+0.4 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Feb	32.4 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	34.9 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Apr	35.8 °C	+0.1 °C	15 mm	-3 mm
May	31.0 °C	-3.4 °C	467 mm	+411 mm
Jun	28.3 °C	-0.1 °C	232 mm	+54 mm
Jul	26.5 °C	+0.7 °C	230 mm	-30 mm
Aug	26.5 °C	+0.7 °C	254 mm	+83 mm
Sep	27.1 °C	-0.2 °C	186 mm	+63 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+0.1 °C	98 mm	+9 mm
Nov	28.7 °C	-0.1 °C	6 mm	-19 mm
Dec	27.7 °C	-0.6 °C	0 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.0 °C

2 May 2025

Coldest day

11.6 °C

12 Dec 2025

Wettest day

79.6 mm

21 May 2025

Windiest day

37.1 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

69.8 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.5 °C

22 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.7 °C

12 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

30 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Sankeshwar?

Sankeshwar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 932 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sankeshwar?

The hottest day measured in Sankeshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1956, reaching 41.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Sankeshwar?

The coldest day measured in Sankeshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1951, at 9.4 °C.

Does it snow in Sankeshwar?

Almost never: Sankeshwar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Sankeshwar warmed?

Yes: Sankeshwar warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Sankeshwar?

The wettest day measured in Sankeshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 2006, with 119 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Sankeshwar?

The windiest day measured in Sankeshwar between 1940 and 2025 was 5 July 1940, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Sankeshwar?

The warmest month in Sankeshwar is April (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Sankeshwar?

Sankeshwar receives on average 932 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Sankeshwar?

Sankeshwar gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Sankeshwar?

Yes: Sankeshwar has on average 224 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sankeshwar?

In Sankeshwar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 27 April 2016, and the lowest was 6.0 °C on 14 December 1945.

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