Bhawānipatna climate — normals and trends
Bhawānipatna (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,473 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 (32.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhawānipatna averages 0 frost days, 207 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Bhawānipatna has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 4 June 2003) and the coldest 7.5 °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
BhawānipatnaOdisha
- coords
- 19.91°, 83.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,473mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
207 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
29.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
245 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °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
46.4 °C
4 June 2003
Coldest day
7.5 °C
2 January 1946
Wettest day
296 mm
6 August 2007
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
10 September 1972
Strongest gust
109.8 km/h
12 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
31 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
2 January 1946
Sunniest day
13.0 h
27 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 33.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 36.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 38.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 14 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | -3.2 °C | 201 mm | +159 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | -1.7 °C | 275 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 411 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 252 mm | -129 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 287 mm | +53 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 265 mm | +179 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 26.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhawānipatna?
Bhawānipatna has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,473 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhawānipatna?
The hottest day measured in Bhawānipatna between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2003, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhawānipatna?
The coldest day measured in Bhawānipatna between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1946, at 7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bhawānipatna?
Almost never: Bhawānipatna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhawānipatna warmed?
Yes: Bhawānipatna warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhawānipatna?
The wettest day measured in Bhawānipatna between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2007, with 296 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhawānipatna?
The windiest day measured in Bhawānipatna between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1972, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhawānipatna?
The warmest month in Bhawānipatna is May (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhawānipatna?
Bhawānipatna receives on average 1,473 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhawānipatna?
Bhawānipatna gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhawānipatna?
Yes: Bhawānipatna has on average 245 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhawānipatna?
In Bhawānipatna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 31 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 2 January 1946.
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