Bhanjanagar climate — normals and trends
Bhanjanagar (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,476 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 (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhanjanagar averages 0 frost days, 179 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Bhanjanagar has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 19 May 1972) and the coldest 6.9 °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
BhanjanagarOdisha
- coords
- 19.93°, 84.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,476mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
179 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
23.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
226 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
44.1 °C
19 May 1972
Coldest day
6.9 °C
2 January 1946
Wettest day
230 mm
13 September 2021
Windiest day
201.7 km/h
15 April 1992
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
12 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.5 °C
2 January 1946
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 6 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 34.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | -1.4 °C | 49 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | -3.5 °C | 190 mm | +118 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 229 mm | +14 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 298 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 294 mm | -19 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 266 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 171 mm | +53 mm |
| Nov | 27.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhanjanagar?
Bhanjanagar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,476 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhanjanagar?
The hottest day measured in Bhanjanagar between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1972, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhanjanagar?
The coldest day measured in Bhanjanagar between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1946, at 6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bhanjanagar?
Almost never: Bhanjanagar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhanjanagar warmed?
Yes: Bhanjanagar warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhanjanagar?
The wettest day measured in Bhanjanagar between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2021, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhanjanagar?
The windiest day measured in Bhanjanagar between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1992, with winds reaching 201.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhanjanagar?
The warmest month in Bhanjanagar is May (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhanjanagar?
Bhanjanagar receives on average 1,476 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhanjanagar?
Bhanjanagar gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhanjanagar?
Yes: Bhanjanagar has on average 226 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhanjanagar?
In Bhanjanagar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.5 °C on 2 January 1946.
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