Sonkach climate — normals and trends
Sonkach (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,062 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 (33.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sonkach averages 0 frost days, 188 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Sonkach has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 21 May 1947) and the coldest 3.8 °C (on 22 January 1962).
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
SonkachMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 22.97°, 76.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,062mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
188 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
209 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
45.0 °C
21 May 1947
Coldest day
3.8 °C
22 January 1962
Wettest day
287 mm
26 July 1996
Windiest day
39.7 km/h
30 August 1973
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
2 July 2007
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
11 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-0.7 °C
22 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.7 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | -3.5 °C | 37 mm | +27 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | -2.5 °C | 221 mm | +97 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 383 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 268 mm | -70 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 254 mm | +99 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | -2.1 °C | 37 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 26.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sonkach?
Sonkach has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,062 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sonkach?
The hottest day measured in Sonkach between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1947, reaching 45.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sonkach?
The coldest day measured in Sonkach between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1962, at 3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sonkach?
Almost never: Sonkach sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sonkach warmed?
Yes: Sonkach warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sonkach?
The wettest day measured in Sonkach between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1996, with 287 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sonkach?
The windiest day measured in Sonkach between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1973, with winds reaching 39.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sonkach?
The warmest month in Sonkach is May (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sonkach?
Sonkach receives on average 1,062 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sonkach?
Sonkach gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sonkach?
Yes: Sonkach has on average 209 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sonkach?
In Sonkach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 11 June 2019, and the lowest was -0.7 °C on 22 January 1962.
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