Barbigha climate — normals and trends
Barbigha (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,089 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Barbigha averages 0 frost days, 228 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 119 rainy days per year.
Barbigha 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 46.9 °C (on 8 June 1966) and the coldest 4.0 °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
BarbighaBihar
- coords
- 25.22°, 85.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,089mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
228 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
119 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
221 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
46.9 °C
8 June 1966
Coldest day
4.0 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
181 mm
30 September 1971
Windiest day
44.0 km/h
10 November 1995
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
10 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
50.9 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 10 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 36.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 32 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 56 mm | +14 mm |
| Jun | 35.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 172 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 321 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 319 mm | +73 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 202 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 220 mm | +148 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | -2.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Barbigha?
Barbigha has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,089 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Barbigha?
The hottest day measured in Barbigha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1966, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Barbigha?
The coldest day measured in Barbigha between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 4.0 °C.
Does it snow in Barbigha?
Almost never: Barbigha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Barbigha warmed?
Yes: Barbigha warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Barbigha?
The wettest day measured in Barbigha between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1971, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Barbigha?
The windiest day measured in Barbigha between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1995, with winds reaching 44.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Barbigha?
The warmest month in Barbigha is May (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Barbigha?
Barbigha receives on average 1,089 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 119 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Barbigha?
Barbigha gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Barbigha?
Yes: Barbigha has on average 221 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Barbigha?
In Barbigha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.9 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 9 January 2013.
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