Bahula climate — normals and trends
Bahula (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 1,321 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bahula averages 0 frost days, 221 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Bahula has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.1 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 5.2 °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
BahulaWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.65°, 87.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,321mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
221 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
224 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
48.1 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
5.2 °C
10 January 2013
Wettest day
180 mm
2 August 2024
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
25 May 2009
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.4 °C
15 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
31 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 13 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 33.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 62 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | -1.3 °C | 108 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 225 mm | +5 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 458 mm | +160 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 310 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 230 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 88 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 23.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bahula?
Bahula has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,321 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bahula?
The hottest day measured in Bahula between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 48.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bahula?
The coldest day measured in Bahula between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bahula?
Almost never: Bahula sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bahula warmed?
Yes: Bahula warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bahula?
The wettest day measured in Bahula between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2024, with 180 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bahula?
The windiest day measured in Bahula between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2009, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bahula?
The warmest month in Bahula is May (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bahula?
Bahula receives on average 1,321 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bahula?
Bahula gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bahula?
Yes: Bahula has on average 224 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bahula?
In Bahula, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.4 °C on 15 June 2024, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 31 January 1964.
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