Bijbehara climate — normals and trends
Bijbehara (India) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 3,014 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 July (19.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bijbehara averages 128 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Bijbehara has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 155 to 101 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 2 July 1944) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 1 January 1992).
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
BijbeharaJammu and Kashmir
- coords
- 33.79°, 75.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
15.4°C
Average daily low
4.2°C
Annual rainfall
3,014mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
5.2km/h
Seasonal range
22.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
354.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
2.3 °C
Average peak gust
22.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
32.1 °C
2 July 1944
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
1 January 1992
Wettest day
185 mm
4 August 2012
Windiest day
15.2 km/h
6 April 1994
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
17 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
5 July 2025
Coldest feels-like
-20.9 °C
1 January 1992
Snowiest day
60.8 cm
19 February 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 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 | 6.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 145 mm | -109 mm |
| Feb | 7.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 449 mm | +136 mm |
| Mar | 12.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 299 mm | -63 mm |
| Apr | 19.5 °C | +3.9 °C | 149 mm | -134 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 122 mm | -90 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 156 mm | +23 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 594 mm | +183 mm |
| Aug | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 519 mm | +104 mm |
| Sep | 24.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 154 mm | -31 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 97 mm | -30 mm |
| Nov | 14.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 24 mm | -107 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +4.4 °C | 93 mm | -95 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bijbehara?
Bijbehara has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 3,014 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bijbehara?
The hottest day measured in Bijbehara between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1944, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bijbehara?
The coldest day measured in Bijbehara between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1992, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bijbehara?
Yes. Bijbehara gets on average 354.7 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Bijbehara warmed?
Yes: Bijbehara warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bijbehara?
The wettest day measured in Bijbehara between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2012, with 185 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bijbehara?
The windiest day measured in Bijbehara between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1994, with winds reaching 15.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bijbehara?
The warmest month in Bijbehara is July (19.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bijbehara?
Bijbehara receives on average 3,014 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bijbehara?
Bijbehara gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Bijbehara?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Bijbehara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1984, with 60.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Bijbehara?
Yes: Bijbehara has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bijbehara?
In Bijbehara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 5 July 2025, and the lowest was -20.9 °C on 1 January 1992.
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