Bālurghāt climate — normals and trends
Bālurghāt (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,851 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Bālurghāt averages 0 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 166 rainy days per year.
Bālurghāt has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 4.5 °C (on 9 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
BālurghātWest Bengal
- coords
- 25.22°, 88.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,851mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
166 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
46.6 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
4.5 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
299 mm
19 September 2000
Windiest day
46.2 km/h
26 May 2009
Strongest gust
106.6 km/h
26 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
25 May 1957
Coldest feels-like
2.0 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.3 h
31 May 1979
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 | 23.6 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 27.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 148 mm | +47 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 365 mm | +115 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 205 mm | -162 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 262 mm | -98 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 312 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 276 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 135 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 42 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 23.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bālurghāt?
Bālurghāt has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,851 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bālurghāt?
The hottest day measured in Bālurghāt between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bālurghāt?
The coldest day measured in Bālurghāt between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bālurghāt?
Almost never: Bālurghāt sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bālurghāt warmed?
Yes: Bālurghāt warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bālurghāt?
The wettest day measured in Bālurghāt between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2000, with 299 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bālurghāt?
The windiest day measured in Bālurghāt between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2009, with winds reaching 46.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bālurghāt?
The warmest month in Bālurghāt is June (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bālurghāt?
Bālurghāt receives on average 1,851 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 166 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bālurghāt?
Bālurghāt gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bālurghāt?
Yes: Bālurghāt has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bālurghāt?
In Bālurghāt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 25 May 1957, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 9 January 2013.
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