Shorāpur climate — normals and trends
Shorāpur (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 701 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shorāpur averages 0 frost days, 277 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 99 rainy days per year.
Shorāpur 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 43.5 °C (on 16 May 1945) and the coldest 9.4 °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
ShorāpurKarnataka
- coords
- 16.52°, 76.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
32.8°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
277 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
99 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
281 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
43.5 °C
16 May 1945
Coldest day
9.4 °C
11 December 1981
Wettest day
217 mm
23 June 2007
Windiest day
41.8 km/h
25 May 1961
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
23 July 1989
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
29 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
11 December 1981
Sunniest day
12.3 h
14 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 36.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 26 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 34.1 °C | -4.7 °C | 181 mm | +144 mm |
| Jun | 32.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 92 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 179 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 250 mm | +123 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 296 mm | +159 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 85 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 29.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shorāpur?
Shorāpur has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shorāpur?
The hottest day measured in Shorāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1945, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shorāpur?
The coldest day measured in Shorāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 December 1981, at 9.4 °C.
Does it snow in Shorāpur?
Almost never: Shorāpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shorāpur warmed?
Yes: Shorāpur warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shorāpur?
The wettest day measured in Shorāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2007, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shorāpur?
The windiest day measured in Shorāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1961, with winds reaching 41.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shorāpur?
The warmest month in Shorāpur is May (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shorāpur?
Shorāpur receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 99 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shorāpur?
Shorāpur gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shorāpur?
Yes: Shorāpur has on average 281 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shorāpur?
In Shorāpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 29 May 2015, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 11 December 1981.
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