Sīkar climate — normals and trends
Sīkar (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 449 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 June (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sīkar averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 60 rainy days per year.
Sīkar has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.0 °C (on 19 May 2016) and the coldest -0.6 °C (on 11 January 1945).
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
SīkarRajasthan
- coords
- 27.61°, 75.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
449mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
19.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
60 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.8 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
192 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.005
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
46.0 °C
19 May 2016
Coldest day
-0.6 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
259 mm
19 July 1999
Windiest day
41.6 km/h
15 March 1956
Strongest gust
82.1 km/h
15 March 1956
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
3 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-4.8 °C
11 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.2 h
28 May 1972
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 12 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 26.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 38.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 38.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 12 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 36.3 °C | -2.1 °C | 110 mm | +69 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -2.3 °C | 248 mm | +101 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 157 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 46 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | -3.1 °C | 69 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 26.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 24.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sīkar?
Sīkar has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 449 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sīkar?
The hottest day measured in Sīkar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2016, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sīkar?
The coldest day measured in Sīkar between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -0.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sīkar?
Almost never: Sīkar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sīkar warmed?
Yes: Sīkar warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sīkar?
The wettest day measured in Sīkar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1999, with 259 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sīkar?
The windiest day measured in Sīkar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 1956, with winds reaching 41.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sīkar?
The warmest month in Sīkar is June (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sīkar?
Sīkar receives on average 449 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 60 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sīkar?
Sīkar gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sīkar?
Yes: Sīkar has on average 192 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sīkar?
In Sīkar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 3 July 1958, and the lowest was -4.8 °C on 11 January 1945.
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