Ujjain climate — normals and trends
Ujjain (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 953 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ujjain averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 81 rainy days per year.
Ujjain has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.9 °C (on 26 May 1973) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 8 January 1946).
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
UjjainMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 23.18°, 75.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
953mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
15.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
81 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
205 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
44.9 °C
26 May 1973
Coldest day
3.9 °C
8 January 1946
Wettest day
396 mm
26 June 1997
Windiest day
42.9 km/h
23 August 1957
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
25 June 2015
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
27 May 2018
Coldest feels-like
-1.1 °C
8 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.6 h
26 May 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 39.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | -3.7 °C | 38 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | -3.1 °C | 266 mm | +156 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | -1.1 °C | 361 mm | +44 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 240 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 193 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | -2.1 °C | 37 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 27.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ujjain?
Ujjain has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 953 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ujjain?
The hottest day measured in Ujjain between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1973, reaching 44.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ujjain?
The coldest day measured in Ujjain between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1946, at 3.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ujjain?
Almost never: Ujjain sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ujjain warmed?
Yes: Ujjain warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ujjain?
The wettest day measured in Ujjain between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1997, with 396 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ujjain?
The windiest day measured in Ujjain between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1957, with winds reaching 42.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ujjain?
The warmest month in Ujjain is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ujjain?
Ujjain receives on average 953 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 81 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ujjain?
Ujjain gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ujjain?
Yes: Ujjain has on average 205 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ujjain?
In Ujjain, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 27 May 2018, and the lowest was -1.1 °C on 8 January 1946.
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