Bhelai climate — normals and trends
Bhelai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,479 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 (33.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhelai averages 0 frost days, 210 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Bhelai has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.7 °C (on 28 May 1998) and the coldest 6.1 °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
BhelaiChhattisgarh
- coords
- 22.31°, 82.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,479mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
210 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
226 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
47.7 °C
28 May 1998
Coldest day
6.1 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
260 mm
14 August 1960
Windiest day
35.7 km/h
13 October 2014
Strongest gust
81.0 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
50.3 °C
28 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
12 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 36.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 16 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | -3.9 °C | 84 mm | +63 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 311 mm | +77 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 566 mm | +130 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 251 mm | -158 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 374 mm | +154 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 133 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 28.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhelai?
Bhelai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,479 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhelai?
The hottest day measured in Bhelai between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1998, reaching 47.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhelai?
The coldest day measured in Bhelai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bhelai?
Almost never: Bhelai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhelai warmed?
Yes: Bhelai warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhelai?
The wettest day measured in Bhelai between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1960, with 260 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhelai?
The windiest day measured in Bhelai between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2014, with winds reaching 35.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhelai?
The warmest month in Bhelai is May (33.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhelai?
Bhelai receives on average 1,479 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhelai?
Bhelai gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhelai?
Yes: Bhelai has on average 226 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhelai?
In Bhelai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.3 °C on 28 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 29 December 1968.
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