Balod climate — normals and trends
Balod (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,342 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 (34.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Balod averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Balod has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.1 °C (on 1 June 2012) and the coldest 7.4 °C (on 29 December 1968).
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
BalodChhattisgarh
- coords
- 20.73°, 81.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,342mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
14.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
202 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
237 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
47.1 °C
1 June 2012
Coldest day
7.4 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
327 mm
13 August 1968
Windiest day
40.3 km/h
13 October 2014
Strongest gust
87.1 km/h
8 July 1973
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
27 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
17 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 33.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 36.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 9 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 36.5 °C | -4.2 °C | 108 mm | +85 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 138 mm | -60 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 522 mm | +151 mm |
| Aug | 30.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 257 mm | -110 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 328 mm | +107 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 123 mm | +57 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Balod?
Balod has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,342 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Balod?
The hottest day measured in Balod between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2012, reaching 47.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Balod?
The coldest day measured in Balod between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 7.4 °C.
Does it snow in Balod?
Almost never: Balod sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Balod warmed?
Yes: Balod warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Balod?
The wettest day measured in Balod between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1968, with 327 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Balod?
The windiest day measured in Balod between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2014, with winds reaching 40.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Balod?
The warmest month in Balod is May (34.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Balod?
Balod receives on average 1,342 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Balod?
Balod gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Balod?
Yes: Balod has on average 237 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Balod?
In Balod, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 27 May 2019, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 17 January 2003.
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