Shella climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Shella?

Shella has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 5,077 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Shella between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1957, reaching 34.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Shella?

The coldest day measured in Shella between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1977, at 2.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Shella?

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

Q: Has the climate of Shella warmed?

Yes: Shella warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Shella?

The wettest day measured in Shella between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1995, with 471 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Shella?

The windiest day measured in Shella between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 2024, with winds reaching 35.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Shella?

The warmest month in Shella is August (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Shella?

Shella receives on average 5,077 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Shella?

Shella gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Shella (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 5,077 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 August (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Shella averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 217 rainy days per year.

Shella has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 13 April 1957) and the coldest 2.2 °C (on 30 January 1977).

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

ShellaMeghalaya

coords: 25.18°, 91.64°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

20.3°C

Average daily high

24.6°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

5,077mm

Sunshine / day

8.8h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

8.1km/h

Seasonal range

10.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

217 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.3 °C

Average feels-like low

18.1 °C

Average peak gust

29.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

147 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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

34.5 °C

13 April 1957

Coldest day

2.2 °C

30 January 1977

Wettest day

471 mm

17 June 1995

Windiest day

35.1 km/h

28 May 2024

Strongest gust

115.2 km/h

28 May 2024

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

3 August 2020

Coldest feels-like

-0.6 °C

3 February 1968

Sunniest day

13.1 h

7 June 1958

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.1 °C1 September 2025	7.9 °C8 February 2025	21.6 °C	3,958 mm	30
2024	34.1 °C25 May 2024	7.3 °C28 January 2024	21.4 °C	5,663 mm	38
2023	33.0 °C5 September 2023	4.5 °C19 January 2023	21.6 °C	3,976 mm	46
2022	32.5 °C14 July 2022	6.1 °C29 January 2022	21.3 °C	3,884 mm	35
2021	32.3 °C24 May 2021	6.6 °C1 February 2021	21.3 °C	3,715 mm	36
2020	32.8 °C3 August 2020	6.0 °C25 January 2020	21.1 °C	4,793 mm	20
2019	32.9 °C1 September 2019	7.3 °C12 January 2019	21.2 °C	4,362 mm	33
2018	33.4 °C19 July 2018	4.3 °C9 January 2018	20.8 °C	3,561 mm	19
2017	31.9 °C16 September 2017	6.2 °C14 January 2017	21.2 °C	6,347 mm	18
2016	31.5 °C25 August 2016	5.8 °C13 January 2016	21.3 °C	5,164 mm	18
2015	32.2 °C18 September 2015	5.5 °C24 December 2015	20.8 °C	5,806 mm	12
2014	31.3 °C26 July 2014	5.6 °C8 January 2014	20.8 °C	4,284 mm	17
2013	33.6 °C11 June 2013	2.8 °C10 January 2013	20.8 °C	4,052 mm	20
2012	32.5 °C8 September 2012	5.0 °C15 January 2012	20.4 °C	5,747 mm	11
2011	31.4 °C12 September 2011	4.2 °C18 January 2011	20.6 °C	3,766 mm	17
2010	30.7 °C5 August 2010	6.0 °C10 January 2010	21.0 °C	6,554 mm	7
2009	32.5 °C23 May 2009	6.6 °C30 December 2009	21.1 °C	4,697 mm	26
2008	31.9 °C8 August 2008	5.3 °C3 February 2008	20.7 °C	4,639 mm	9
2007	32.8 °C10 August 2007	3.6 °C15 January 2007	20.5 °C	5,917 mm	18
2006	32.4 °C16 August 2006	6.4 °C13 January 2006	21.0 °C	3,747 mm	23
2005	31.1 °C15 September 2005	6.4 °C14 January 2005	20.7 °C	4,114 mm	11
2004	30.6 °C8 May 2004	3.6 °C4 February 2004	20.4 °C	6,421 mm	1
2003	31.6 °C24 July 2003	4.4 °C26 January 2003	20.5 °C	4,833 mm	9
2002	31.2 °C17 May 2002	4.8 °C26 January 2002	20.4 °C	5,366 mm	8
2001	30.5 °C8 July 2001	4.8 °C11 January 2001	20.5 °C	4,020 mm	4
2000	31.4 °C13 May 2000	5.5 °C8 January 2000	20.0 °C	5,451 mm	11
1999	31.5 °C10 June 1999	6.6 °C14 January 1999	20.9 °C	5,097 mm	4
1998	30.6 °C19 May 1998	5.6 °C22 January 1998	20.6 °C	6,004 mm	6
1997	33.0 °C27 August 1997	4.2 °C26 January 1997	19.9 °C	4,549 mm	6
1996	31.7 °C15 September 1996	4.8 °C20 January 1996	20.5 °C	5,761 mm	9
1995	31.1 °C16 September 1995	4.2 °C24 January 1995	20.5 °C	6,256 mm	7
1994	31.1 °C15 July 1994	6.8 °C18 January 1994	20.3 °C	4,315 mm	5
1993	30.0 °C7 July 1993	3.9 °C24 January 1993	20.0 °C	6,621 mm	1
1992	30.8 °C13 August 1992	5.5 °C5 January 1992	19.9 °C	3,553 mm	5
1991	31.8 °C20 August 1991	4.5 °C22 January 1991	20.1 °C	6,389 mm	5
1990	31.3 °C19 August 1990	4.8 °C1 January 1990	20.3 °C	5,620 mm	6
1989	30.7 °C24 May 1989	4.0 °C15 January 1989	20.0 °C	5,354 mm	3
1988	30.9 °C19 September 1988	5.0 °C28 January 1988	20.5 °C	7,066 mm	4
1987	30.5 °C18 July 1987	5.1 °C3 January 1987	20.4 °C	5,223 mm	2
1986	31.6 °C10 August 1986	5.9 °C18 January 1986	20.1 °C	4,814 mm	4
1985	29.8 °C14 October 1985	4.8 °C15 January 1985	20.1 °C	4,567 mm	0
1984	31.7 °C13 August 1984	4.4 °C22 January 1984	19.9 °C	5,683 mm	8
1983	30.3 °C29 May 1983	3.6 °C6 February 1983	19.8 °C	5,608 mm	4
1982	31.2 °C25 May 1982	5.6 °C7 February 1982	19.9 °C	4,427 mm	6
1981	31.2 °C24 September 1981	5.6 °C10 January 1981	20.1 °C	3,640 mm	4
1980	30.8 °C1 July 1980	4.2 °C8 February 1980	20.1 °C	4,742 mm	2
1979	32.7 °C13 August 1979	5.4 °C5 January 1979	20.4 °C	4,289 mm	11
1978	31.2 °C13 August 1978	3.0 °C20 January 1978	19.9 °C	3,957 mm	5
1977	31.3 °C7 September 1977	2.2 °C30 January 1977	19.7 °C	5,738 mm	7
1976	30.0 °C28 July 1976	4.5 °C31 December 1976	19.7 °C	4,841 mm	1
1975	31.0 °C26 August 1975	3.5 °C20 January 1975	20.0 °C	5,092 mm	2
1974	30.3 °C14 August 1974	3.4 °C7 February 1974	19.8 °C	5,499 mm	2
1973	31.3 °C7 July 1973	4.5 °C17 January 1973	20.3 °C	5,320 mm	11
1972	31.8 °C13 July 1972	3.5 °C9 February 1972	20.0 °C	5,773 mm	5
1971	31.4 °C14 July 1971	2.8 °C2 February 1971	19.9 °C	4,697 mm	1
1970	30.9 °C21 August 1970	4.0 °C9 January 1970	20.0 °C	5,449 mm	8
1969	31.3 °C4 September 1969	3.4 °C17 January 1969	20.1 °C	4,181 mm	6
1968	29.8 °C28 July 1968	2.3 °C3 February 1968	19.7 °C	5,607 mm	0
1967	30.3 °C31 August 1967	3.2 °C31 January 1967	19.8 °C	4,539 mm	2
1966	30.4 °C17 July 1966	6.2 °C17 January 1966	20.0 °C	6,185 mm	1
1965	29.9 °C11 June 1965	5.1 °C9 January 1965	19.7 °C	5,509 mm	0
1964	31.1 °C15 March 1964	3.7 °C28 January 1964	20.2 °C	7,285 mm	9
1963	31.7 °C10 September 1963	5.5 °C2 January 1963	20.3 °C	5,332 mm	9
1962	31.7 °C14 July 1962	2.5 °C18 January 1962	20.0 °C	4,934 mm	9
1961	31.5 °C28 May 1961	3.4 °C10 February 1961	20.1 °C	4,796 mm	7
1960	32.1 °C2 April 1960	5.4 °C19 January 1960	20.6 °C	5,403 mm	19
1959	30.5 °C27 June 1959	4.9 °C1 February 1959	19.8 °C	6,138 mm	2
1958	30.4 °C10 July 1958	5.4 °C10 February 1958	20.4 °C	6,272 mm	2
1957	34.5 °C13 April 1957	5.0 °C15 February 1957	20.2 °C	5,035 mm	33
1956	30.8 °C18 April 1956	5.4 °C23 January 1956	20.1 °C	5,424 mm	4
1955	31.0 °C12 March 1955	6.3 °C2 January 1955	20.2 °C	5,150 mm	5
1954	31.1 °C22 March 1954	4.7 °C24 January 1954	20.1 °C	6,388 mm	6
1953	31.6 °C13 August 1953	3.8 °C26 January 1953	19.7 °C	5,153 mm	5
1952	30.3 °C14 April 1952	6.1 °C30 December 1952	20.0 °C	4,481 mm	1
1951	31.3 °C5 September 1951	6.4 °C24 January 1951	19.9 °C	6,544 mm	4
1950	31.4 °C26 July 1950	3.7 °C13 February 1950	20.0 °C	5,129 mm	1
1949	29.3 °C22 September 1949	5.2 °C10 February 1949	19.9 °C	5,204 mm	0
1948	29.9 °C12 March 1948	6.7 °C31 December 1948	20.2 °C	5,065 mm	0
1947	31.7 °C3 April 1947	6.7 °C16 January 1947	20.6 °C	5,018 mm	6
1946	32.0 °C13 March 1946	7.1 °C2 January 1946	20.4 °C	5,164 mm	10
1945	29.8 °C8 June 1945	5.1 °C8 January 1945	20.1 °C	4,502 mm	0
1944	31.7 °C24 July 1944	7.1 °C21 January 1944	20.3 °C	4,271 mm	6
1943	30.1 °C8 September 1943	5.1 °C3 February 1943	19.6 °C	3,754 mm	2
1942	30.8 °C17 March 1942	7.0 °C4 January 1942	20.0 °C	5,185 mm	5
1941	29.8 °C9 July 1941	5.7 °C12 January 1941	19.7 °C	4,136 mm	0
1940	30.7 °C30 June 1940	6.4 °C22 January 1940	19.6 °C	4,074 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.0 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

30 d/yr

+21

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3959 mm

-1119 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.2 °C	+1.4 °C	15 mm	+1 mm
Feb	22.8 °C	+0.9 °C	9 mm	-22 mm
Mar	25.4 °C	+0.7 °C	82 mm	-63 mm
Apr	26.4 °C	+0.8 °C	287 mm	-202 mm
May	26.8 °C	+0.6 °C	645 mm	-119 mm
Jun	28.3 °C	+1.7 °C	646 mm	-426 mm
Jul	28.8 °C	+2.2 °C	826 mm	-227 mm
Aug	27.5 °C	+0.6 °C	777 mm	-13 mm
Sep	29.0 °C	+2.2 °C	507 mm	+53 mm
Oct	28.2 °C	+2.3 °C	119 mm	-98 mm
Nov	25.1 °C	+1.4 °C	46 mm	+10 mm
Dec	21.8 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.1 °C

1 Sep 2025

Coldest day

7.9 °C

8 Feb 2025

Wettest day

249.3 mm

30 May 2025

Windiest day

21.0 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

72.0 km/h

29 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.4 °C

13 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.4 °C

8 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

12 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Shella?

Shella has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 5,077 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shella?

The hottest day measured in Shella between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 1957, reaching 34.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Shella?

The coldest day measured in Shella between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1977, at 2.2 °C.

Does it snow in Shella?

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

Has the climate of Shella warmed?

Yes: Shella warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Shella?

The wettest day measured in Shella between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1995, with 471 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Shella?

The windiest day measured in Shella between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 2024, with winds reaching 35.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Shella?

The warmest month in Shella is August (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Shella?

Shella receives on average 5,077 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 217 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Shella?

Shella gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Shella?

Yes: Shella has on average 147 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shella?

In Shella, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 3 August 2020, and the lowest was -0.6 °C on 3 February 1968.

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