Bānkura climate — normals and trends
Bānkura (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,346 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bānkura averages 0 frost days, 219 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
Bānkura has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 29 May 1957) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 25 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
BānkuraWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.23°, 87.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,346mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
219 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
229 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
47.7 °C
29 May 1957
Coldest day
5.5 °C
25 January 1953
Wettest day
184 mm
26 June 1984
Windiest day
44.9 km/h
25 May 2009
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
50.2 °C
15 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
25 January 1953
Sunniest day
13.0 h
26 June 1943
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 | 25.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 21 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 36.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 45 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 35.9 °C | -1.6 °C | 117 mm | +17 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 435 mm | +208 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 464 mm | +168 mm |
| Aug | 31.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 416 mm | +145 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 246 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bānkura?
Bānkura has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,346 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bānkura?
The hottest day measured in Bānkura between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1957, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bānkura?
The coldest day measured in Bānkura between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 5.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bānkura?
Almost never: Bānkura sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bānkura warmed?
Yes: Bānkura warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bānkura?
The wettest day measured in Bānkura between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 1984, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bānkura?
The windiest day measured in Bānkura between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2009, with winds reaching 44.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bānkura?
The warmest month in Bānkura is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bānkura?
Bānkura receives on average 1,346 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bānkura?
Bānkura gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bānkura?
Yes: Bānkura has on average 229 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bānkura?
In Bānkura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.2 °C on 15 June 2024, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 25 January 1953.
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