Tonk climate — normals and trends
Tonk (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 643 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 (34.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tonk averages 0 frost days, 233 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 66 rainy days per year.
Tonk 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 48.0 °C (on 19 May 2016) and the coldest -0.7 °C (on 13 January 1967).
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
TonkRajasthan
- coords
- 26.17°, 75.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
643mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
13.8km/h
Seasonal range
19.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
233 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
66 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
199 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
48.0 °C
19 May 2016
Coldest day
-0.7 °C
13 January 1967
Wettest day
264 mm
15 July 1998
Windiest day
37.5 km/h
10 June 1998
Strongest gust
76.0 km/h
18 June 2023
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
3 July 1958
Coldest feels-like
-4.9 °C
13 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.9 h
28 May 1972
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 | 22.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 17 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 39.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 39.4 °C | -1.8 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 183 mm | +131 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 477 mm | +249 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 203 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 103 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | -3.0 °C | 54 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 12 mm | +4 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tonk?
Tonk has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 643 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tonk?
The hottest day measured in Tonk between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2016, reaching 48.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tonk?
The coldest day measured in Tonk between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1967, at -0.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tonk?
Almost never: Tonk sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tonk warmed?
Yes: Tonk warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tonk?
The wettest day measured in Tonk between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1998, with 264 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tonk?
The windiest day measured in Tonk between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1998, with winds reaching 37.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tonk?
The warmest month in Tonk is May (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Tonk?
Tonk receives on average 643 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 66 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tonk?
Tonk gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tonk?
Yes: Tonk has on average 199 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tonk?
In Tonk, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 3 July 1958, and the lowest was -4.9 °C on 13 January 1967.
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