Bagdogra climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bagdogra?

Bagdogra has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 3,138 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bagdogra?

The hottest day measured in Bagdogra between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1957, reaching 40.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bagdogra?

The coldest day measured in Bagdogra between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 1.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bagdogra?

Almost never: Bagdogra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Bagdogra warmed?

Yes: Bagdogra warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bagdogra?

The wettest day measured in Bagdogra between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1973, with 337 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bagdogra?

The windiest day measured in Bagdogra between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1992, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bagdogra?

The warmest month in Bagdogra is June (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bagdogra?

Bagdogra receives on average 3,138 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 191 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bagdogra?

Bagdogra gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bagdogra (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 3,138 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Bagdogra averages 0 frost days, 58 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 191 rainy days per year.

Bagdogra 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 15 May 1957) and the coldest 1.1 °C (on 31 January 1964).

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

BagdograWest Bengal

coords: 26.70°, 88.31°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthJuneColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

21.7°C

Average daily high

26.5°C

Average daily low

17.5°C

Annual rainfall

3,138mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

7.8km/h

Seasonal range

11.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

58 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

191 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

29.2 °C

Average feels-like low

19.2 °C

Average peak gust

26.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

164 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

15 May 1957

Coldest day

1.1 °C

31 January 1964

Wettest day

337 mm

17 June 1973

Windiest day

27.9 km/h

24 March 1992

Strongest gust

95.4 km/h

28 May 1989

Hottest feels-like

43.8 °C

26 May 1957

Coldest feels-like

-2.1 °C

31 January 1964

Sunniest day

13.4 h

1 June 1958

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.0 °C13 July 2025	8.6 °C3 January 2025	22.7 °C	3,060 mm	120
2024	36.6 °C25 May 2024	5.6 °C28 January 2024	22.7 °C	3,468 mm	128
2023	36.3 °C6 June 2023	6.8 °C12 January 2023	22.7 °C	2,874 mm	101
2022	34.0 °C15 July 2022	5.3 °C31 January 2022	22.3 °C	2,361 mm	92
2021	34.7 °C26 April 2021	5.1 °C31 January 2021	22.1 °C	2,939 mm	90
2020	35.2 °C4 August 2020	7.1 °C8 January 2020	21.8 °C	3,639 mm	69
2019	35.3 °C6 August 2019	5.5 °C2 January 2019	22.3 °C	3,379 mm	102
2018	34.5 °C10 June 2018	5.2 °C9 January 2018	22.0 °C	3,032 mm	58
2017	34.6 °C18 July 2017	6.4 °C14 January 2017	22.3 °C	2,964 mm	97
2016	35.2 °C12 April 2016	7.3 °C26 January 2016	22.3 °C	3,362 mm	76
2015	33.9 °C16 April 2015	5.5 °C23 December 2015	22.1 °C	2,711 mm	77
2014	37.3 °C25 April 2014	7.1 °C26 December 2014	22.3 °C	2,718 mm	104
2013	36.6 °C12 April 2013	2.0 °C11 January 2013	22.3 °C	3,194 mm	88
2012	37.1 °C15 May 2012	5.4 °C16 January 2012	22.0 °C	3,243 mm	95
2011	34.5 °C21 April 2011	5.7 °C12 January 2011	22.0 °C	3,548 mm	82
2010	36.2 °C4 April 2010	7.1 °C29 December 2010	22.7 °C	3,290 mm	87
2009	36.1 °C23 April 2009	7.1 °C28 December 2009	22.7 °C	2,809 mm	106
2008	34.4 °C28 April 2008	7.7 °C4 February 2008	22.2 °C	3,749 mm	68
2007	36.4 °C6 May 2007	5.9 °C16 January 2007	22.3 °C	3,395 mm	81
2006	36.7 °C13 April 2006	8.2 °C25 January 2006	22.5 °C	2,441 mm	80
2005	36.0 °C18 April 2005	6.8 °C30 December 2005	22.2 °C	3,193 mm	78
2004	35.6 °C8 May 2004	6.3 °C13 January 2004	21.8 °C	2,765 mm	52
2003	34.6 °C24 July 2003	5.6 °C23 January 2003	21.8 °C	3,844 mm	39
2002	32.6 °C20 September 2002	7.5 °C31 December 2002	22.1 °C	3,181 mm	41
2001	37.0 °C7 April 2001	6.1 °C13 January 2001	22.2 °C	2,730 mm	77
2000	34.2 °C5 April 2000	6.5 °C21 February 2000	21.8 °C	3,038 mm	54
1999	34.9 °C4 April 1999	5.3 °C14 January 1999	22.3 °C	3,334 mm	61
1998	37.4 °C20 May 1998	6.7 °C29 December 1998	22.3 °C	4,377 mm	54
1997	35.1 °C17 May 1997	5.7 °C19 February 1997	21.5 °C	3,107 mm	56
1996	37.6 °C18 April 1996	7.8 °C8 January 1996	22.2 °C	3,689 mm	77
1995	37.0 °C25 April 1995	4.1 °C2 January 1995	22.3 °C	4,063 mm	88
1994	37.4 °C6 May 1994	5.9 °C26 December 1994	22.2 °C	2,508 mm	86
1993	35.0 °C3 April 1993	6.1 °C23 February 1993	21.6 °C	3,519 mm	29
1992	39.9 °C14 April 1992	5.5 °C3 January 1992	21.7 °C	2,039 mm	67
1991	36.0 °C16 April 1991	5.8 °C16 January 1991	21.7 °C	2,974 mm	55
1990	34.3 °C14 April 1990	5.8 °C4 January 1990	21.6 °C	3,778 mm	28
1989	38.3 °C21 April 1989	4.6 °C31 December 1989	21.7 °C	4,006 mm	69
1988	37.6 °C11 April 1988	5.6 °C27 January 1988	22.3 °C	3,007 mm	56
1987	37.7 °C18 May 1987	6.6 °C9 January 1987	22.1 °C	4,151 mm	61
1986	36.4 °C30 March 1986	5.1 °C29 December 1986	21.6 °C	2,747 mm	57
1985	35.2 °C14 April 1985	6.0 °C21 January 1985	21.7 °C	3,070 mm	55
1984	37.7 °C4 April 1984	5.8 °C2 January 1984	21.6 °C	2,862 mm	50
1983	35.9 °C8 April 1983	3.8 °C3 February 1983	21.4 °C	2,967 mm	63
1982	37.4 °C7 April 1982	6.2 °C28 December 1982	21.6 °C	2,803 mm	70
1981	33.8 °C12 June 1981	5.5 °C11 January 1981	21.6 °C	2,334 mm	47
1980	36.7 °C18 April 1980	5.8 °C7 February 1980	21.8 °C	2,721 mm	59
1979	37.1 °C6 June 1979	5.5 °C3 January 1979	22.3 °C	2,426 mm	93
1978	35.4 °C9 April 1978	3.7 °C9 January 1978	21.6 °C	2,240 mm	54
1977	34.5 °C24 March 1977	5.1 °C1 February 1977	21.4 °C	2,648 mm	49
1976	36.1 °C11 April 1976	5.7 °C19 January 1976	21.6 °C	2,727 mm	49
1975	37.7 °C10 April 1975	4.7 °C16 January 1975	21.6 °C	3,453 mm	64
1974	32.9 °C30 May 1974	5.4 °C7 February 1974	21.4 °C	2,853 mm	39
1973	40.0 °C15 April 1973	6.7 °C26 December 1973	22.1 °C	3,794 mm	63
1972	33.5 °C1 May 1972	6.1 °C18 February 1972	21.7 °C	3,225 mm	68
1971	32.7 °C26 March 1971	6.3 °C1 February 1971	21.0 °C	3,307 mm	22
1970	33.8 °C21 August 1970	6.9 °C5 December 1970	21.4 °C	2,721 mm	48
1969	33.8 °C17 May 1969	6.1 °C30 January 1969	21.4 °C	2,149 mm	51
1968	34.8 °C21 April 1968	6.1 °C1 February 1968	21.0 °C	2,906 mm	33
1967	34.0 °C18 May 1967	4.3 °C3 January 1967	21.0 °C	3,271 mm	20
1966	38.3 °C2 May 1966	7.9 °C10 January 1966	21.2 °C	3,615 mm	44
1965	36.7 °C26 April 1965	6.1 °C9 January 1965	21.1 °C	3,108 mm	46
1964	35.9 °C26 March 1964	1.1 °C31 January 1964	21.7 °C	3,535 mm	78
1963	36.0 °C31 March 1963	4.4 °C20 January 1963	21.5 °C	3,319 mm	44
1962	36.4 °C15 April 1962	6.1 °C18 January 1962	21.3 °C	3,442 mm	49
1961	37.4 °C24 April 1961	4.0 °C25 December 1961	21.5 °C	3,110 mm	56
1960	40.0 °C20 April 1960	4.6 °C2 January 1960	22.2 °C	3,484 mm	78
1959	36.0 °C9 April 1959	6.3 °C30 December 1959	21.3 °C	3,374 mm	43
1958	33.6 °C16 April 1958	6.3 °C16 February 1958	21.8 °C	3,996 mm	46
1957	40.5 °C15 May 1957	6.4 °C14 February 1957	22.0 °C	2,857 mm	94
1956	37.2 °C18 April 1956	6.0 °C4 January 1956	21.3 °C	3,984 mm	45
1955	34.9 °C23 April 1955	4.4 °C2 January 1955	21.3 °C	3,681 mm	55
1954	35.9 °C19 April 1954	6.5 °C14 January 1954	21.4 °C	3,310 mm	49
1953	32.0 °C31 July 1953	4.8 °C25 January 1953	20.5 °C	2,992 mm	10
1952	32.3 °C14 April 1952	6.8 °C12 January 1952	20.7 °C	3,050 mm	3
1951	32.5 °C8 April 1951	6.8 °C27 January 1951	20.9 °C	2,982 mm	12
1950	33.8 °C23 April 1950	6.5 °C12 February 1950	20.8 °C	3,615 mm	17
1949	30.4 °C20 September 1949	5.8 °C1 January 1949	20.6 °C	3,806 mm	2
1948	32.6 °C13 April 1948	7.0 °C13 December 1948	21.1 °C	2,798 mm	24
1947	34.6 °C18 May 1947	7.0 °C17 January 1947	21.4 °C	2,545 mm	48
1946	33.4 °C19 March 1946	7.1 °C2 January 1946	21.4 °C	2,616 mm	31
1945	35.5 °C10 April 1945	4.4 °C12 February 1945	20.8 °C	3,072 mm	36
1944	33.0 °C23 April 1944	6.4 °C21 January 1944	21.1 °C	3,273 mm	36
1943	31.8 °C10 July 1943	7.1 °C2 February 1943	20.2 °C	2,923 mm	4
1942	34.1 °C22 April 1942	7.0 °C5 February 1942	21.0 °C	3,655 mm	32
1941	31.9 °C7 April 1941	5.5 °C31 January 1941	20.7 °C	3,003 mm	16
1940	32.8 °C26 April 1940	7.0 °C11 January 1940	20.7 °C	2,019 mm	20

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.5 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

120 d/yr

+62

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3060 mm

-78 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	21.7 °C	+1.1 °C	12 mm	-5 mm
Feb	22.6 °C	-0.5 °C	29 mm	+11 mm
Mar	27.3 °C	-0.5 °C	42 mm	+3 mm
Apr	29.6 °C	-0.3 °C	113 mm	+2 mm
May	29.5 °C	+0.4 °C	389 mm	+132 mm
Jun	30.8 °C	+2.2 °C	333 mm	-265 mm
Jul	30.7 °C	+2.7 °C	462 mm	-424 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	+1.1 °C	985 mm	+333 mm
Sep	30.4 °C	+2.3 °C	342 mm	-72 mm
Oct	28.8 °C	+1.5 °C	329 mm	+201 mm
Nov	26.9 °C	+1.9 °C	24 mm	+12 mm
Dec	22.5 °C	+0.4 °C	1 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.0 °C

13 Jul 2025

Coldest day

8.6 °C

3 Jan 2025

Wettest day

132.5 mm

13 Aug 2025

Windiest day

21.0 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.7 °C

24 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

7.1 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

9 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bagdogra?

Bagdogra has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 3,138 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bagdogra?

The hottest day measured in Bagdogra between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1957, reaching 40.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bagdogra?

The coldest day measured in Bagdogra between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 1.1 °C.

Does it snow in Bagdogra?

Almost never: Bagdogra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Bagdogra warmed?

Yes: Bagdogra warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bagdogra?

The wettest day measured in Bagdogra between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1973, with 337 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bagdogra?

The windiest day measured in Bagdogra between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1992, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bagdogra?

The warmest month in Bagdogra is June (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Bagdogra?

Bagdogra receives on average 3,138 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 191 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bagdogra?

Bagdogra gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bagdogra?

Yes: Bagdogra has on average 164 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bagdogra?

In Bagdogra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 26 May 1957, and the lowest was -2.1 °C on 31 January 1964.

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