Sonīpat climate — normals and trends
Sonīpat (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.6 °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 June (33.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sonīpat averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
No statistically significant temperature trend emerges for Sonīpat between 1940 and 2025: over this span, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.8 °C (on 28 May 1944) and the coldest -0.1 °C (on 23 January 1978).
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
SonīpatHaryana
- coords
- 28.99°, 77.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.6°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
19.3°C
Annual rainfall
701mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
189 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
No clear trend over this period
Over a short window, year-to-year swings outweigh the climate signal. Try 86 years.
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
47.8 °C
28 May 1944
Coldest day
-0.1 °C
23 January 1978
Wettest day
162 mm
24 September 2005
Windiest day
41.3 km/h
22 April 1958
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
22 July 1975
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
12 June 2025
Coldest feels-like
-3.3 °C
10 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.5 h
4 July 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 12 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 24.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 36 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 29.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 36.9 °C | -3.1 °C | 37 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 36.1 °C | -3.2 °C | 116 mm | +60 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 293 mm | +87 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 214 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 166 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | -1.0 °C | 49 mm | +25 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sonīpat?
Sonīpat has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.6 °C and it receives 701 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sonīpat?
The hottest day measured in Sonīpat between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1944, reaching 47.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sonīpat?
The coldest day measured in Sonīpat between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1978, at -0.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sonīpat?
Almost never: Sonīpat sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sonīpat warmed?
Between 1940 and 2025, no statistically significant temperature trend emerges in Sonīpat.
What is the wettest day in Sonīpat?
The wettest day measured in Sonīpat between 1940 and 2025 was 24 September 2005, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sonīpat?
The windiest day measured in Sonīpat between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1958, with winds reaching 41.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sonīpat?
The warmest month in Sonīpat is June (33.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sonīpat?
Sonīpat receives on average 701 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sonīpat?
Sonīpat gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sonīpat?
Yes: Sonīpat has on average 189 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sonīpat?
In Sonīpat, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 12 June 2025, and the lowest was -3.3 °C on 10 February 1950.
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