Basukinath climate — normals and trends
Basukinath (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,287 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 (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Basukinath averages 0 frost days, 197 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Basukinath has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 4.1 °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
BasukinathJharkhand
- coords
- 24.39°, 87.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
30.3°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,287mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
197 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
219 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.18 · 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
27 May 1944
Coldest day
4.1 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
252 mm
30 June 1957
Windiest day
43.1 km/h
26 May 2009
Strongest gust
85.0 km/h
26 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
48.5 °C
20 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
1.5 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
8 June 1972
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 34.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 60 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | -2.3 °C | 183 mm | +95 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 218 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 31.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 424 mm | +122 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 361 mm | +100 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 232 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 120 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 22.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Basukinath?
Basukinath has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,287 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Basukinath?
The hottest day measured in Basukinath between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Basukinath?
The coldest day measured in Basukinath between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 4.1 °C.
Does it snow in Basukinath?
Almost never: Basukinath sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Basukinath warmed?
Yes: Basukinath warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Basukinath?
The wettest day measured in Basukinath between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1957, with 252 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Basukinath?
The windiest day measured in Basukinath between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2009, with winds reaching 43.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Basukinath?
The warmest month in Basukinath is May (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Basukinath?
Basukinath receives on average 1,287 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Basukinath?
Basukinath gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Basukinath?
Yes: Basukinath has on average 219 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Basukinath?
In Basukinath, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.5 °C on 20 June 1957, and the lowest was 1.5 °C on 9 January 2013.
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