Wai climate — normals and trends
Wai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 918 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 April (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Wai averages 0 frost days, 129 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Wai has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 28 April 2019) and the coldest 5.2 °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
WaiMaharashtra
- coords
- 17.95°, 73.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.7°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
19.0°C
Annual rainfall
918mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
129 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
186 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
40.5 °C
28 April 2019
Coldest day
5.2 °C
6 January 1945
Wettest day
355 mm
23 June 2007
Windiest day
39.1 km/h
16 May 2021
Strongest gust
91.4 km/h
3 June 2020
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
27 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
1.9 °C
6 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.1 h
10 June 1958
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 | 29.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 34.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 37.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 10 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | -3.3 °C | 431 mm | +396 mm |
| Jun | 27.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 267 mm | +102 mm |
| Jul | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 180 mm | -103 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 255 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 218 mm | +89 mm |
| Oct | 28.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 101 mm | +34 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wai?
Wai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 918 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wai?
The hottest day measured in Wai between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 2019, reaching 40.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wai?
The coldest day measured in Wai between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1945, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Wai?
Almost never: Wai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wai warmed?
Yes: Wai warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wai?
The wettest day measured in Wai between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2007, with 355 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wai?
The windiest day measured in Wai between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 2021, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wai?
The warmest month in Wai is April (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Wai?
Wai receives on average 918 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wai?
Wai gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wai?
Yes: Wai has on average 186 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wai?
In Wai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 27 April 2016, and the lowest was 1.9 °C on 6 January 1945.
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