Bhubaneswar climate — normals and trends
Bhubaneswar (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,577 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bhubaneswar averages 0 frost days, 238 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Bhubaneswar 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 45.7 °C (on 3 June 1947) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 9 January 1940).
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
BhubaneswarOdisha
- coords
- 20.27°, 85.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
31.6°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,577mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
238 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
273 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
45.7 °C
3 June 1947
Coldest day
9.6 °C
9 January 1940
Wettest day
241 mm
28 October 1959
Windiest day
54.2 km/h
29 October 1999
Strongest gust
112.0 km/h
29 October 1999
Hottest feels-like
49.6 °C
29 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.7 °C
9 January 1940
Sunniest day
12.9 h
29 June 1987
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 32.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 11 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 34.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 35.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 20 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 35.0 °C | -1.7 °C | 186 mm | +132 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 299 mm | +63 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 396 mm | +30 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 261 mm | -93 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 266 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 141 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bhubaneswar?
Bhubaneswar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,577 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bhubaneswar?
The hottest day measured in Bhubaneswar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1947, reaching 45.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bhubaneswar?
The coldest day measured in Bhubaneswar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bhubaneswar?
Almost never: Bhubaneswar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bhubaneswar warmed?
Yes: Bhubaneswar warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bhubaneswar?
The wettest day measured in Bhubaneswar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 October 1959, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bhubaneswar?
The windiest day measured in Bhubaneswar between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1999, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bhubaneswar?
The warmest month in Bhubaneswar is May (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bhubaneswar?
Bhubaneswar receives on average 1,577 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bhubaneswar?
Bhubaneswar gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bhubaneswar?
Yes: Bhubaneswar has on average 273 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bhubaneswar?
In Bhubaneswar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.6 °C on 29 May 1998, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 9 January 1940.
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