Birpara climate — normals and trends
Birpara (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 3,325 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 August (26.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Birpara averages 0 frost days, 73 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 183 rainy days per year.
Birpara has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 2 May 1960) and the coldest 3.4 °C (on 31 January 1964).
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
BirparaWest Bengal
- coords
- 26.70°, 89.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
3,325mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
6.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
73 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
183 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.3 °C
Average feels-like low
20.8 °C
Average peak gust
23.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
184 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
40.4 °C
2 May 1960
Coldest day
3.4 °C
31 January 1964
Wettest day
384 mm
9 July 1967
Windiest day
25.9 km/h
28 May 1989
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
28 May 1989
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
4 August 2020
Coldest feels-like
0.2 °C
31 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.6 h
9 June 1945
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 | 22.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 33 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 23.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 49 mm | +27 mm |
| Mar | 27.5 °C | -0.6 °C | 50 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 29.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 106 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 29.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 584 mm | +297 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 291 mm | -415 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 419 mm | -509 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 799 mm | +151 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 337 mm | -88 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 285 mm | +151 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 33 mm | +19 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Birpara?
Birpara has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 3,325 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Birpara?
The hottest day measured in Birpara between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 1960, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Birpara?
The coldest day measured in Birpara between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Birpara?
Almost never: Birpara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Birpara warmed?
Yes: Birpara warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Birpara?
The wettest day measured in Birpara between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1967, with 384 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Birpara?
The windiest day measured in Birpara between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1989, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Birpara?
The warmest month in Birpara is August (26.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Birpara?
Birpara receives on average 3,325 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 183 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Birpara?
Birpara gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Birpara?
Yes: Birpara has on average 184 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Birpara?
In Birpara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 4 August 2020, and the lowest was 0.2 °C on 31 January 1964.
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