Kālīganj climate — normals and trends
Kālīganj (Bangladesh) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,751 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kālīganj averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Kālīganj has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 15 May 1957) and the coldest 4.7 °C (on 10 January 2013).
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
KālīganjKhulna Division
- coords
- 23.41°, 89.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,751mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
239 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
45.1 °C
15 May 1957
Coldest day
4.7 °C
10 January 2013
Wettest day
215 mm
8 August 2011
Windiest day
56.4 km/h
27 May 2024
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
21 May 2020
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest feels-like
2.5 °C
10 January 2013
Sunniest day
12.8 h
4 June 1979
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 | 24.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 14 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 11 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 133 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 34.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 191 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 314 mm | +13 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 387 mm | +55 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 367 mm | +80 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 205 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 112 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 16 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kālīganj?
Kālīganj has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,751 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kālīganj?
The hottest day measured in Kālīganj between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1957, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kālīganj?
The coldest day measured in Kālīganj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, at 4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kālīganj?
Almost never: Kālīganj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kālīganj warmed?
Yes: Kālīganj warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kālīganj?
The wettest day measured in Kālīganj between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2011, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kālīganj?
The windiest day measured in Kālīganj between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2024, with winds reaching 56.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kālīganj?
The warmest month in Kālīganj is May (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kālīganj?
Kālīganj receives on average 1,751 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kālīganj?
Kālīganj gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kālīganj?
Yes: Kālīganj has on average 239 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kālīganj?
In Kālīganj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 26 May 1957, and the lowest was 2.5 °C on 10 January 2013.
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