Bhadrak climate — normals and trends
Bhadrak (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,562 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 (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhadrak averages 0 frost days, 235 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Bhadrak has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 14 June 1945) and the coldest 8.2 °C (on 2 January 1946).
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
BhadrakOdisha
- coords
- 21.05°, 86.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,562mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
11.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
235 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
260 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
45.4 °C
14 June 1945
Coldest day
8.2 °C
2 January 1946
Wettest day
226 mm
27 July 1989
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
29 October 1999
Strongest gust
103.0 km/h
29 October 1999
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
12 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
5.9 °C
2 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.9 h
8 July 1971
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 31.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 22 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 11 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 36.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 49 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 35.5 °C | -1.9 °C | 178 mm | +96 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | -1.3 °C | 448 mm | +204 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 499 mm | +166 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 422 mm | +94 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 276 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 112 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 4 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhadrak?
Bhadrak has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 1,562 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhadrak?
The hottest day measured in Bhadrak between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1945, reaching 45.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhadrak?
The coldest day measured in Bhadrak between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1946, at 8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bhadrak?
Almost never: Bhadrak sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhadrak warmed?
Yes: Bhadrak warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhadrak?
The wettest day measured in Bhadrak between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1989, with 226 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhadrak?
The windiest day measured in Bhadrak between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1999, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhadrak?
The warmest month in Bhadrak is May (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhadrak?
Bhadrak receives on average 1,562 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhadrak?
Bhadrak gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhadrak?
Yes: Bhadrak has on average 260 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhadrak?
In Bhadrak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 12 June 2019, and the lowest was 5.9 °C on 2 January 1946.
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