Solan climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Solan?

Solan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,255 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 39.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Solan?

The coldest day measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -7.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Solan?

Yes. Solan gets on average 1.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Solan warmed?

Yes: Solan warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Solan?

The wettest day measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1953, with 255 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Solan?

The windiest day measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with winds reaching 29.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Solan?

The warmest month in Solan is June (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Solan?

Solan receives on average 1,255 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Solan?

Solan gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Solan (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,255 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 (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Solan averages 2 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.

Solan has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The number of frost days there went from about 4 to 0 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest -7.1 °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

SolanHimachal Pradesh

coords: 30.91°, 77.11°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

18.4°C

Average daily high

24.0°C

Average daily low

13.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,255mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

10.7km/h

Seasonal range

18.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

2 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

55 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

130 d/yr

Annual snowfall

1.4 cm

Average feels-like high

24.4 °C

Average feels-like low

12.9 °C

Average peak gust

32.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

97 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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

39.2 °C

28 May 1944

Coldest day

-7.1 °C

11 January 1945

Wettest day

255 mm

22 July 1953

Windiest day

29.7 km/h

9 March 1963

Strongest gust

99.0 km/h

9 March 1963

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

31 July 2024

Coldest feels-like

-11.0 °C

11 January 1945

Snowiest day

10.2 cm

15 January 1953

Sunniest day

13.9 h

29 June 1991

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.0 °C10 June 2025	3.0 °C13 January 2025	19.3 °C	1,519 mm	42	0
2024	37.7 °C29 May 2024	0.9 °C9 February 2024	19.3 °C	1,005 mm	69	0
2023	35.1 °C22 May 2023	1.2 °C5 January 2023	18.7 °C	1,379 mm	33	0
2022	36.7 °C9 June 2022	1.3 °C5 February 2022	19.6 °C	1,370 mm	88	0
2021	34.1 °C9 June 2021	-0.2 °C19 December 2021	19.2 °C	1,206 mm	45	1
2020	36.0 °C26 May 2020	1.0 °C10 January 2020	18.7 °C	1,089 mm	53	0
2019	36.6 °C10 June 2019	-0.1 °C26 January 2019	18.7 °C	1,525 mm	66	1
2018	35.6 °C22 May 2018	0.3 °C29 December 2018	19.1 °C	1,220 mm	56	0
2017	37.7 °C4 June 2017	-0.4 °C11 January 2017	19.5 °C	1,395 mm	71	1
2016	36.2 °C2 May 2016	1.3 °C24 January 2016	19.6 °C	941 mm	70	0
2015	35.4 °C23 May 2015	0.9 °C30 January 2015	18.8 °C	1,392 mm	47	0
2014	36.6 °C8 June 2014	-1.1 °C16 February 2014	18.3 °C	1,143 mm	50	1
2013	36.8 °C23 May 2013	-0.2 °C7 January 2013	18.5 °C	1,295 mm	38	2
2012	37.5 °C31 May 2012	-0.9 °C21 January 2012	18.7 °C	999 mm	60	2
2011	34.5 °C18 May 2011	1.5 °C18 January 2011	18.7 °C	1,146 mm	43	0
2010	36.8 °C26 May 2010	1.2 °C1 January 2010	19.5 °C	1,626 mm	79	0
2009	35.8 °C23 June 2009	1.7 °C29 December 2009	19.2 °C	1,112 mm	69	0
2008	35.0 °C3 May 2008	-2.3 °C27 January 2008	18.6 °C	1,413 mm	31	7
2007	38.1 °C9 June 2007	0.3 °C6 January 2007	19.1 °C	943 mm	64	0
2006	35.7 °C6 May 2006	1.2 °C6 January 2006	19.3 °C	1,112 mm	59	0
2005	36.5 °C20 June 2005	0.1 °C19 January 2005	18.4 °C	1,047 mm	51	0
2004	37.7 °C17 May 2004	1.2 °C27 January 2004	19.2 °C	716 mm	60	0
2003	37.2 °C3 June 2003	0.0 °C10 January 2003	18.6 °C	1,223 mm	53	0
2002	36.1 °C23 May 2002	-0.2 °C28 January 2002	18.9 °C	938 mm	67	1
2001	35.1 °C10 May 2001	0.8 °C9 January 2001	18.6 °C	1,008 mm	32	0
2000	35.3 °C2 May 2000	-0.4 °C17 January 2000	18.6 °C	1,010 mm	50	1
1999	36.5 °C30 April 1999	1.4 °C13 January 1999	18.9 °C	880 mm	59	0
1998	36.9 °C24 May 1998	0.5 °C2 January 1998	18.6 °C	1,518 mm	55	0
1997	34.3 °C16 June 1997	-1.1 °C22 January 1997	17.4 °C	1,570 mm	31	1
1996	34.6 °C3 June 1996	-0.4 °C18 January 1996	18.2 °C	1,261 mm	38	1
1995	38.0 °C8 June 1995	0.1 °C24 February 1995	18.4 °C	1,872 mm	51	0
1994	37.7 °C8 June 1994	0.7 °C17 January 1994	18.6 °C	1,597 mm	46	0
1993	36.7 °C7 June 1993	-0.9 °C14 January 1993	18.4 °C	1,125 mm	61	1
1992	36.1 °C16 June 1992	-0.7 °C3 January 1992	18.1 °C	1,143 mm	44	3
1991	35.2 °C30 June 1991	-4.5 °C2 January 1991	18.0 °C	858 mm	54	8
1990	35.4 °C29 May 1990	-0.4 °C2 January 1990	18.1 °C	1,650 mm	44	1
1989	36.5 °C16 May 1989	-1.0 °C10 January 1989	17.8 °C	1,123 mm	43	8
1988	37.9 °C30 May 1988	0.6 °C27 December 1988	18.9 °C	1,491 mm	62	0
1987	37.3 °C29 June 1987	-0.1 °C3 January 1987	18.8 °C	563 mm	80	1
1986	36.6 °C10 June 1986	-1.2 °C28 December 1986	17.8 °C	1,105 mm	38	3
1985	36.0 °C20 May 1985	0.7 °C3 January 1985	18.7 °C	1,019 mm	60	0
1984	38.6 °C25 May 1984	-2.2 °C7 January 1984	18.5 °C	1,034 mm	51	6
1983	36.2 °C22 June 1983	0.5 °C5 February 1983	17.7 °C	1,386 mm	47	0
1982	34.7 °C10 June 1982	-0.3 °C29 January 1982	17.8 °C	1,061 mm	48	1
1981	35.4 °C17 June 1981	-1.9 °C12 January 1981	18.1 °C	1,085 mm	53	11
1980	35.8 °C2 May 1980	-2.5 °C7 February 1980	18.6 °C	1,123 mm	61	5
1979	34.8 °C6 June 1979	-0.4 °C9 March 1979	18.2 °C	949 mm	45	1
1978	36.7 °C21 May 1978	-0.9 °C4 January 1978	18.1 °C	1,290 mm	51	4
1977	34.8 °C4 June 1977	-1.4 °C28 January 1977	18.1 °C	1,468 mm	24	2
1976	35.8 °C4 June 1976	0.8 °C9 December 1976	18.0 °C	1,241 mm	40	0
1975	35.1 °C16 June 1975	-0.9 °C2 January 1975	17.8 °C	1,868 mm	34	4
1974	34.6 °C15 June 1974	-2.2 °C8 February 1974	18.2 °C	1,110 mm	56	6
1973	37.4 °C6 May 1973	-1.7 °C28 January 1973	18.4 °C	1,431 mm	43	1
1972	37.0 °C17 June 1972	-1.3 °C7 February 1972	18.4 °C	1,074 mm	53	3
1971	31.5 °C26 May 1971	-0.1 °C1 January 1971	18.1 °C	1,312 mm	9	2
1970	36.2 °C14 May 1970	0.1 °C27 January 1970	18.6 °C	1,004 mm	40	0
1969	35.3 °C21 June 1969	-0.6 °C5 January 1969	18.7 °C	1,092 mm	43	1
1968	34.7 °C30 May 1968	-1.4 °C2 February 1968	18.0 °C	1,132 mm	47	7
1967	36.6 °C7 June 1967	-0.4 °C13 January 1967	18.2 °C	1,316 mm	44	1
1966	38.3 °C8 June 1966	1.3 °C7 January 1966	18.3 °C	1,116 mm	49	0
1965	36.3 °C15 June 1965	-0.5 °C5 January 1965	17.9 °C	843 mm	54	1
1964	36.8 °C10 June 1964	-1.9 °C26 January 1964	18.2 °C	1,836 mm	66	16
1963	36.0 °C26 May 1963	-0.3 °C18 January 1963	18.5 °C	1,107 mm	67	1
1962	36.8 °C29 May 1962	-3.1 °C23 January 1962	18.0 °C	1,215 mm	61	5
1961	35.6 °C1 June 1961	-3.9 °C8 February 1961	17.7 °C	1,406 mm	46	9
1960	38.0 °C10 June 1960	-4.1 °C22 January 1960	18.4 °C	1,156 mm	60	5
1959	36.9 °C20 June 1959	1.0 °C12 January 1959	18.6 °C	1,237 mm	61	0
1958	38.0 °C16 June 1958	0.4 °C12 February 1958	18.7 °C	1,462 mm	74	0
1957	36.5 °C30 May 1957	-1.0 °C15 January 1957	17.6 °C	1,566 mm	48	3
1956	37.6 °C8 May 1956	0.4 °C4 February 1956	18.3 °C	1,714 mm	66	0
1955	37.8 °C6 June 1955	-1.7 °C1 January 1955	17.8 °C	1,556 mm	47	5
1954	37.7 °C23 June 1954	-1.6 °C31 December 1954	18.1 °C	1,526 mm	69	10
1953	36.5 °C31 May 1953	-4.6 °C23 January 1953	17.5 °C	2,784 mm	42	13
1952	35.4 °C14 June 1952	-0.5 °C4 January 1952	17.8 °C	1,352 mm	38	2
1951	36.0 °C12 June 1951	-1.4 °C3 February 1951	18.0 °C	1,117 mm	70	2
1950	36.6 °C27 May 1950	-2.8 °C11 February 1950	17.6 °C	1,793 mm	69	6
1949	37.3 °C22 June 1949	-1.9 °C7 February 1949	18.2 °C	1,501 mm	72	4
1948	38.4 °C17 June 1948	-2.3 °C7 February 1948	18.3 °C	1,433 mm	81	5
1947	38.8 °C1 June 1947	-0.1 °C14 January 1947	19.2 °C	1,086 mm	96	1
1946	37.4 °C4 June 1946	-0.1 °C6 January 1946	19.3 °C	744 mm	95	1
1945	39.2 °C14 June 1945	-7.1 °C11 January 1945	17.9 °C	1,091 mm	66	8
1944	39.2 °C28 May 1944	-0.3 °C31 January 1944	18.3 °C	1,712 mm	71	3
1943	37.2 °C5 June 1943	0.2 °C20 January 1943	18.3 °C	1,044 mm	55	0
1942	38.6 °C8 June 1942	0.2 °C22 January 1942	18.7 °C	1,559 mm	73	0
1941	38.3 °C30 May 1941	-0.3 °C11 January 1941	18.8 °C	757 mm	55	3
1940	37.5 °C12 June 1940	-5.3 °C7 February 1940	18.4 °C	721 mm	69	7

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

24.6 °C

+0.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

42 d/yr

-13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

-2

Annual rainfall

1519 mm

+264 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	17.3 °C	+2.5 °C	18 mm	-49 mm
Feb	19.0 °C	+1.6 °C	85 mm	+18 mm
Mar	23.2 °C	+1.2 °C	54 mm	-11 mm
Apr	29.3 °C	+1.8 °C	22 mm	-17 mm
May	29.0 °C	-2.4 °C	117 mm	+81 mm
Jun	29.5 °C	-2.1 °C	134 mm	+50 mm
Jul	27.7 °C	-0.2 °C	416 mm	+49 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	+0.2 °C	364 mm	+49 mm
Sep	27.5 °C	+1.0 °C	256 mm	+112 mm
Oct	25.4 °C	+0.6 °C	53 mm	+23 mm
Nov	21.7 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-13 mm
Dec	18.5 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-29 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.0 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest day

3.0 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

88.5 mm

21 Jul 2025

Windiest day

17.8 km/h

20 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

54.0 km/h

26 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.1 °C

14 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

9 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Solan?

Solan has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.4 °C and it receives 1,255 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Solan?

The hottest day measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 39.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Solan?

The coldest day measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at -7.1 °C.

Does it snow in Solan?

Yes. Solan gets on average 1.4 cm of snow per year and has around 2 frost days.

Has the climate of Solan warmed?

Yes: Solan warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Solan?

The wettest day measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1953, with 255 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Solan?

The windiest day measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with winds reaching 29.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Solan?

The warmest month in Solan is June (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Solan?

Solan receives on average 1,255 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Solan?

Solan gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Solan?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Solan between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1953, with 10.2 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Solan?

Yes: Solan has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Solan?

In Solan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.8 °C on 31 July 2024, and the lowest was -11.0 °C on 11 January 1945.

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