Shamshabad climate — normals and trends
Shamshabad (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 734 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shamshabad averages 0 frost days, 194 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Shamshabad has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 17 May 1948) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 9 December 1943).
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
ShamshabadTelangana
- coords
- 17.25°, 78.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
734mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
194 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
249 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
44.1 °C
17 May 1948
Coldest day
8.5 °C
9 December 1943
Wettest day
150 mm
1 September 2024
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
26 August 1940
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
14 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
4.7 °C
9 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.7 h
23 May 1980
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 36.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 15 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | -3.9 °C | 100 mm | +64 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | -1.7 °C | 113 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 186 mm | +32 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 306 mm | +167 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 278 mm | +141 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 130 mm | +41 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 10 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shamshabad?
Shamshabad has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 734 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shamshabad?
The hottest day measured in Shamshabad between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 1948, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shamshabad?
The coldest day measured in Shamshabad between 1940 and 2025 was 9 December 1943, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Shamshabad?
Almost never: Shamshabad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shamshabad warmed?
Yes: Shamshabad warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shamshabad?
The wettest day measured in Shamshabad between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 2024, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shamshabad?
The windiest day measured in Shamshabad between 1940 and 2025 was 26 August 1940, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shamshabad?
The warmest month in Shamshabad is May (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Shamshabad?
Shamshabad receives on average 734 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shamshabad?
Shamshabad gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shamshabad?
Yes: Shamshabad has on average 249 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shamshabad?
In Shamshabad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 14 May 2016, and the lowest was 4.7 °C on 9 January 1946.
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