Barmer | |
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.jpg) Kiradu temples in Barmer,Rajasthan | |
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| Coordinates:25°45′N71°23′E / 25.75°N 71.38°E /25.75; 71.38 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Barmer |
| Founded by | Mallinath |
| Government | |
| • Type | Nagar Parishad |
| • Body | Barmer Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• City | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 227 m (745 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• City | 100,015 |
| • Metro | 184,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Rajasthani,Marwadi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 344001 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-04 |
| Website | barmer |
Barmer is acity andmunicipal council in theBarmer district in the state ofRajasthan,India. It is the administrative headquarters of Barmer district. Barmer is a Group 'C' city for living standards and the headquarters of theBarmer tehsil,Rajasthan. Barmer district is located in western part of Rajasthan.
As of the 2011 census, Barmer had a population of 100,051. Of the total population, 22% are aged 0-6. Barmer had an average literacy rate of 56.53%; 70% of males and 30% of females are literate.[1]
The district is spread across an area of 28,387 km2. Barmer district is the third-largest district of Rajasthan State. This district is famous for its vegetation, such as khejari, ber, ker, sangari and anar (pomegranate). It is located between 24°58' and 26°32' N and between 70°05' and 72°52' E. It forms a part of the Thar desert and is situated in the western part of the state.
The climate is hot andsemi arid (Koppen: BSh). There is a peak in rainfall during the summer monsoon season. In May 2025, Barmer recorded the highest temperature in the country at 48.4 degrees.[2]
| Climate data for Barmer (1991–2020, extremes 1932–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.6 (97.9) | 39.4 (102.9) | 43.4 (110.1) | 48.3 (118.9) | 49.9 (121.8) | 48.7 (119.7) | 45.5 (113.9) | 43.7 (110.7) | 43.2 (109.8) | 43.1 (109.6) | 39.4 (102.9) | 35.2 (95.4) | 49.9 (121.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) | 29.5 (85.1) | 35.1 (95.2) | 39.7 (103.5) | 42.3 (108.1) | 40.8 (105.4) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.2 (95.4) | 36.3 (97.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 35.0 (95.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 20.9 (69.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) | 3.8 (38.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 6.7 (44.1) | 2.3 (36.1) | −1.7 (28.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 8.9 (0.35) | 8.5 (0.33) | 11.7 (0.46) | 9.3 (0.37) | 5.8 (0.23) | 65.1 (2.56) | 123.8 (4.87) | 99.5 (3.92) | 73.4 (2.89) | 9.2 (0.36) | 16.8 (0.66) | 8.5 (0.33) | 385.5 (15.18) |
| Average rainy days | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 18.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 32 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 50 | 57 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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