Adra climate — normals and trends
Adra (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,281 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 (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Adra averages 0 frost days, 215 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Adra has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.9 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 25 January 1953).
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
AdraWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.50°, 86.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,281mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
215 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
221 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
47.9 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
5.2 °C
25 January 1953
Wettest day
260 mm
27 September 1978
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
1 October 1959
Strongest gust
87.8 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.5 °C
25 January 1953
Sunniest day
13.0 h
15 July 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 36.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 47 mm | +11 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 122 mm | +42 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 330 mm | +125 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 497 mm | +206 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 392 mm | +121 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 268 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 77 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Adra?
Adra has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,281 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Adra?
The hottest day measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 47.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Adra?
The coldest day measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Adra?
Almost never: Adra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Adra warmed?
Yes: Adra warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Adra?
The wettest day measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1978, with 260 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Adra?
The windiest day measured in Adra between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1959, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Adra?
The warmest month in Adra is May (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Adra?
Adra receives on average 1,281 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Adra?
Adra gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Adra?
Yes: Adra has on average 221 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Adra?
In Adra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.5 °C on 25 January 1953.
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