Bhopal climate — normals and trends
Bhopal (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,138 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 January (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhopal averages 0 frost days, 186 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Bhopal has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °C (on 30 May 1944) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 3 January 1991).
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
BhopalMadhya Pradesh
- coords
- 23.25°, 77.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,138mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
186 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
45.9 °C
30 May 1944
Coldest day
4.4 °C
3 January 1991
Wettest day
281 mm
6 July 1977
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
4 October 1955
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
22 August 2022
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
7 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
0.3 °C
8 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.9 h
28 May 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 39.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 36.5 °C | -3.7 °C | 28 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | -2.3 °C | 312 mm | +181 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 749 mm | +363 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 297 mm | -58 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 178 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 47 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 25.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhopal?
Bhopal has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,138 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhopal?
The hottest day measured in Bhopal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1944, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhopal?
The coldest day measured in Bhopal between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1991, at 4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bhopal?
Almost never: Bhopal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhopal warmed?
Yes: Bhopal warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhopal?
The wettest day measured in Bhopal between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1977, with 281 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhopal?
The windiest day measured in Bhopal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1955, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhopal?
The warmest month in Bhopal is May (33.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhopal?
Bhopal receives on average 1,138 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhopal?
Bhopal gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhopal?
Yes: Bhopal has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhopal?
In Bhopal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 7 June 2019, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 8 January 1946.
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