Balasore climate — normals and trends
Balasore (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,520 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 (30.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Balasore averages 0 frost days, 154 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Balasore 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 39.6 °C (on 6 June 1945) and the coldest 12.5 °C (on 26 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
BalasoreOdisha
- coords
- 21.49°, 86.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
29.1°C
Average daily low
24.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,520mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
18.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
154 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
285 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
39.6 °C
6 June 1945
Coldest day
12.5 °C
26 January 1953
Wettest day
246 mm
4 August 2014
Windiest day
76.1 km/h
20 May 2020
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
20 May 2020
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
5 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
8.9 °C
12 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.9 h
28 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 25 mm | +6 mm |
| Mar | 30.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 31.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 27 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | -0.9 °C | 123 mm | +54 mm |
| Jun | 31.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 467 mm | +244 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 518 mm | +223 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 405 mm | +90 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 308 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 165 mm | -19 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balasore?
Balasore has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,520 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balasore?
The hottest day measured in Balasore between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1945, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balasore?
The coldest day measured in Balasore between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1953, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Balasore?
Almost never: Balasore sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balasore warmed?
Yes: Balasore warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balasore?
The wettest day measured in Balasore between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2014, with 246 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balasore?
The windiest day measured in Balasore between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2020, with winds reaching 76.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balasore?
The warmest month in Balasore is May (30.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Balasore?
Balasore receives on average 1,520 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balasore?
Balasore gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balasore?
Yes: Balasore has on average 285 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balasore?
In Balasore, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 5 June 2012, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 12 February 1950.
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