Belpahar climate — normals and trends
Belpahar (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,443 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Belpahar averages 0 frost days, 213 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Belpahar has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 20 May 1948) and the coldest 6.5 °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
BelpaharOdisha
- coords
- 21.82°, 83.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,443mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
213 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
244 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °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
46.9 °C
20 May 1948
Coldest day
6.5 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
275 mm
13 July 1987
Windiest day
44.8 km/h
13 October 2013
Strongest gust
100.8 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
49.7 °C
15 May 2017
Coldest feels-like
3.6 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
28 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 | 28.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 36.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 43 mm | +23 mm |
| Apr | 38.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 36.8 °C | -3.1 °C | 103 mm | +73 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 310 mm | +66 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 546 mm | +132 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 314 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 333 mm | +110 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 108 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Belpahar?
Belpahar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,443 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Belpahar?
The hottest day measured in Belpahar between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1948, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Belpahar?
The coldest day measured in Belpahar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Belpahar?
Almost never: Belpahar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Belpahar warmed?
Yes: Belpahar warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Belpahar?
The wettest day measured in Belpahar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1987, with 275 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Belpahar?
The windiest day measured in Belpahar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2013, with winds reaching 44.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Belpahar?
The warmest month in Belpahar is May (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Belpahar?
Belpahar receives on average 1,443 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Belpahar?
Belpahar gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Belpahar?
Yes: Belpahar has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Belpahar?
In Belpahar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.7 °C on 15 May 2017, and the lowest was 3.6 °C on 29 December 1968.
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