Zerakpur climate — normals and trends
Zerakpur (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 785 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 June (32.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Zerakpur averages 0 frost days, 188 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Zerakpur has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 11 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
ZerakpurPunjab
- coords
- 30.66°, 76.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
785mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
19.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
188 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
172 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.05 · p = 0.031
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
46.4 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
0.2 °C
11 January 1945
Wettest day
321 mm
13 July 1953
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
9 March 1963
Strongest gust
95.0 km/h
5 October 1955
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
10 June 2007
Coldest feels-like
-3.2 °C
11 January 1945
Sunniest day
13.9 h
4 July 1987
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 5 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 23.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 44 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 28.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 34 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 22 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 36.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 33 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | -2.5 °C | 96 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | -1.0 °C | 221 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 205 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 185 mm | +97 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 38 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zerakpur?
Zerakpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 785 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zerakpur?
The hottest day measured in Zerakpur between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zerakpur?
The coldest day measured in Zerakpur between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1945, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zerakpur?
Almost never: Zerakpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zerakpur warmed?
Yes: Zerakpur warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zerakpur?
The wettest day measured in Zerakpur between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1953, with 321 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zerakpur?
The windiest day measured in Zerakpur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1963, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zerakpur?
The warmest month in Zerakpur is June (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Zerakpur?
Zerakpur receives on average 785 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zerakpur?
Zerakpur gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zerakpur?
Yes: Zerakpur has on average 172 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zerakpur?
In Zerakpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 10 June 2007, and the lowest was -3.2 °C on 11 January 1945.
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