Bihār Sharīf climate — normals and trends
Bihār Sharīf (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,116 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bihār Sharīf averages 0 frost days, 228 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Bihār Sharīf has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.0 °C (on 29 May 1957) and the coldest 3.5 °C (on 9 January 2013).
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
Bihār SharīfBihar
- coords
- 25.20°, 85.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,116mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
16.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
228 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.12 · 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
47.0 °C
29 May 1957
Coldest day
3.5 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
255 mm
11 July 2006
Windiest day
43.7 km/h
23 September 1962
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
10 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
51.0 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.7 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
26 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 27.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 10 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 36.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 32 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 36.6 °C | -2.2 °C | 52 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 36.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 173 mm | +26 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 335 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 366 mm | +101 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 225 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 200 mm | +131 mm |
| Nov | 28.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | -2.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bihār Sharīf?
Bihār Sharīf has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,116 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bihār Sharīf?
The hottest day measured in Bihār Sharīf between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1957, reaching 47.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bihār Sharīf?
The coldest day measured in Bihār Sharīf between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 3.5 °C.
Does it snow in Bihār Sharīf?
Almost never: Bihār Sharīf sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bihār Sharīf warmed?
Yes: Bihār Sharīf warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bihār Sharīf?
The wettest day measured in Bihār Sharīf between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2006, with 255 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bihār Sharīf?
The windiest day measured in Bihār Sharīf between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1962, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bihār Sharīf?
The warmest month in Bihār Sharīf is May (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bihār Sharīf?
Bihār Sharīf receives on average 1,116 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bihār Sharīf?
Bihār Sharīf gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bihār Sharīf?
Yes: Bihār Sharīf has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bihār Sharīf?
In Bihār Sharīf, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.0 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.7 °C on 9 January 2013.
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