Sonpet climate — normals and trends
Sonpet (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 758 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 (33.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sonpet averages 0 frost days, 265 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Sonpet has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 28 April 2019) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 6 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
SonpetMaharashtra
- coords
- 19.03°, 76.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
758mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
265 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
245 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
45.4 °C
28 April 2019
Coldest day
6.1 °C
6 January 1945
Wettest day
247 mm
10 June 1991
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
22 June 1953
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
22 June 1953
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
12 May 1970
Coldest feels-like
2.5 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.3 h
22 May 2020
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 | 30.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 37.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 35.2 °C | -4.9 °C | 191 mm | +174 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | -2.3 °C | 81 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 140 mm | -54 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 227 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 313 mm | +171 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 74 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 3 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 28.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sonpet?
Sonpet has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 758 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sonpet?
The hottest day measured in Sonpet between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2019, reaching 45.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sonpet?
The coldest day measured in Sonpet between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sonpet?
Almost never: Sonpet sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sonpet warmed?
Yes: Sonpet warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sonpet?
The wettest day measured in Sonpet between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1991, with 247 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sonpet?
The windiest day measured in Sonpet between 1940 and 2025 was 22 June 1953, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sonpet?
The warmest month in Sonpet is May (33.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sonpet?
Sonpet receives on average 758 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sonpet?
Sonpet gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sonpet?
Yes: Sonpet has on average 245 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sonpet?
In Sonpet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 12 May 1970, and the lowest was 2.5 °C on 6 January 1945.
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