Shivamogga climate — normals and trends
Shivamogga (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,118 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shivamogga averages 0 frost days, 135 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Shivamogga 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 38.1 °C (on 22 April 1950) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 11 December 1981).
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
ShivamoggaKarnataka
- coords
- 13.93°, 75.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.0°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,118mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
135 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
38.1 °C
22 April 1950
Coldest day
10.1 °C
11 December 1981
Wettest day
170 mm
19 May 2022
Windiest day
41.1 km/h
20 June 1953
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
24 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
1 June 1998
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.1 h
21 May 1953
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 25 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 255 mm | +173 mm |
| Jun | 27.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 314 mm | +103 mm |
| Jul | 25.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 288 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 209 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 27.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 66 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 132 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 28.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shivamogga?
Shivamogga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.0 °C and it receives 1,118 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shivamogga?
The hottest day measured in Shivamogga between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1950, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shivamogga?
The coldest day measured in Shivamogga between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Shivamogga?
Almost never: Shivamogga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shivamogga warmed?
Yes: Shivamogga warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shivamogga?
The wettest day measured in Shivamogga between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2022, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shivamogga?
The windiest day measured in Shivamogga between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1953, with winds reaching 41.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shivamogga?
The warmest month in Shivamogga is April (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Shivamogga?
Shivamogga receives on average 1,118 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shivamogga?
Shivamogga gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shivamogga?
Yes: Shivamogga has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shivamogga?
In Shivamogga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 1 June 1998, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 11 December 1981.
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