Sopur climate — normals and trends
Sopur (India) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 1,303 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 July (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Sopur averages 117 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Sopur has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 139 to 95 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 17 August 2020) and the coldest -20.9 °C (on 24 December 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
SopurJammu and Kashmir
- coords
- 34.29°, 74.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.6°C
Average daily high
16.7°C
Average daily low
5.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,303mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
5.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
117 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
184.2 cm
Average feels-like high
16.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
18.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
35.5 °C
17 August 2020
Coldest day
-20.9 °C
24 December 1945
Wettest day
130 mm
12 August 1948
Windiest day
17.4 km/h
30 June 1965
Strongest gust
49.3 km/h
30 June 1965
Hottest feels-like
39.9 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-25.5 °C
24 December 1945
Snowiest day
40.5 cm
19 February 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 97 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 9.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 209 mm | +43 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 182 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +4.4 °C | 75 mm | -56 mm |
| May | 24.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 54 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 114 mm | +75 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 228 mm | +69 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 258 mm | +96 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 64 mm | +2 mm |
| Oct | 20.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 15.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 8 mm | -47 mm |
| Dec | 11.2 °C | +4.7 °C | 89 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sopur?
Sopur has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.6 °C and it receives 1,303 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sopur?
The hottest day measured in Sopur between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 2020, reaching 35.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sopur?
The coldest day measured in Sopur between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1945, at -20.9 °C.
Does it snow in Sopur?
Yes. Sopur gets on average 184.2 cm of snow per year and has around 117 frost days.
Has the climate of Sopur warmed?
Yes: Sopur warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sopur?
The wettest day measured in Sopur between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1948, with 130 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sopur?
The windiest day measured in Sopur between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1965, with winds reaching 17.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sopur?
The warmest month in Sopur is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sopur?
Sopur receives on average 1,303 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sopur?
Sopur gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sopur?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sopur between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1984, with 40.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sopur?
Yes: Sopur has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sopur?
In Sopur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.9 °C on 5 July 2025, and the lowest was -25.5 °C on 24 December 1945.
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