Bhilai climate — normals and trends
Bhilai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,437 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 (34.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhilai averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 115 rainy days per year.
Bhilai 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 47.6 °C (on 29 May 1988) and the coldest 5.7 °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
BhilaiChhattisgarh
- coords
- 21.21°, 81.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,437mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
115 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
232 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
47.6 °C
29 May 1988
Coldest day
5.7 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
378 mm
24 June 1986
Windiest day
38.6 km/h
13 October 2014
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
13 October 2014
Hottest feels-like
51.4 °C
18 May 2017
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
10 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 | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 36.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 39.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 37.2 °C | -4.1 °C | 87 mm | +66 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | -1.6 °C | 219 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 513 mm | +103 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 249 mm | -152 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 313 mm | +77 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 138 mm | +72 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 26.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhilai?
Bhilai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,437 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhilai?
The hottest day measured in Bhilai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1988, reaching 47.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhilai?
The coldest day measured in Bhilai between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bhilai?
Almost never: Bhilai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhilai warmed?
Yes: Bhilai warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhilai?
The wettest day measured in Bhilai between 1940 and 2025 was 24 June 1986, with 378 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhilai?
The windiest day measured in Bhilai between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2014, with winds reaching 38.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhilai?
The warmest month in Bhilai is May (34.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhilai?
Bhilai receives on average 1,437 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 115 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhilai?
Bhilai gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhilai?
Yes: Bhilai has on average 232 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhilai?
In Bhilai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.4 °C on 18 May 2017, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 29 December 1968.
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