Sidlaghatta climate — normals and trends
Sidlaghatta (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 777 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Sidlaghatta averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Sidlaghatta has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 28 April 2024) and the coldest 9.2 °C (on 15 January 1940).
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
SidlaghattaKarnataka
- coords
- 13.39°, 77.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.9°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
777mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
36.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
184 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
39.2 °C
28 April 2024
Coldest day
9.2 °C
15 January 1940
Wettest day
98 mm
16 November 2015
Windiest day
42.4 km/h
21 June 1953
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
27 June 1983
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
1 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.6 °C
2 January 1951
Sunniest day
12.4 h
31 May 1952
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 | 27.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 33.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 45 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 205 mm | +115 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 80 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 100 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 226 mm | +117 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 50 mm | -63 mm |
| Oct | 27.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 147 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 40 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 16 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sidlaghatta?
Sidlaghatta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 777 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sidlaghatta?
The hottest day measured in Sidlaghatta between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2024, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sidlaghatta?
The coldest day measured in Sidlaghatta between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1940, at 9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sidlaghatta?
Almost never: Sidlaghatta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sidlaghatta warmed?
Yes: Sidlaghatta warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sidlaghatta?
The wettest day measured in Sidlaghatta between 1940 and 2025 was 16 November 2015, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sidlaghatta?
The windiest day measured in Sidlaghatta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 June 1953, with winds reaching 42.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sidlaghatta?
The warmest month in Sidlaghatta is April (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sidlaghatta?
Sidlaghatta receives on average 777 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sidlaghatta?
Sidlaghatta gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sidlaghatta?
Yes: Sidlaghatta has on average 184 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sidlaghatta?
In Sidlaghatta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 1 May 2024, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 2 January 1951.
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