Balarāmpur climate — normals and trends
Balarāmpur (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,291 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 (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Balarāmpur averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Balarāmpur has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 29 May 1957) and the coldest 4.8 °C (on 25 December 1961).
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
BalarāmpurWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.10°, 86.22°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,291mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
13.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
46.4 °C
29 May 1957
Coldest day
4.8 °C
25 December 1961
Wettest day
240 mm
23 June 1996
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
16 August 1974
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
16 August 1974
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
15 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.3 °C
25 December 1961
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 21 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 34.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 68 mm | +41 mm |
| Apr | 36.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 44 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | -2.0 °C | 90 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 517 mm | +288 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 470 mm | +177 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 310 mm | +33 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 231 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 78 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 27.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balarāmpur?
Balarāmpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,291 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balarāmpur?
The hottest day measured in Balarāmpur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1957, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balarāmpur?
The coldest day measured in Balarāmpur between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1961, at 4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Balarāmpur?
Almost never: Balarāmpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balarāmpur warmed?
Yes: Balarāmpur warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balarāmpur?
The wettest day measured in Balarāmpur between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1996, with 240 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balarāmpur?
The windiest day measured in Balarāmpur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balarāmpur?
The warmest month in Balarāmpur is May (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Balarāmpur?
Balarāmpur receives on average 1,291 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balarāmpur?
Balarāmpur gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balarāmpur?
Yes: Balarāmpur has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balarāmpur?
In Balarāmpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 15 June 2024, and the lowest was 2.3 °C on 25 December 1961.
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