Bīrpur climate — normals and trends
Bīrpur (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,576 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Bīrpur averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Bīrpur 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 46.6 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 4.7 °C (on 5 February 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
BīrpurBihar
- coords
- 26.51°, 87.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,576mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
12.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
214 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
46.6 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
4.7 °C
5 February 1964
Wettest day
325 mm
12 July 1966
Windiest day
42.3 km/h
24 March 1992
Strongest gust
81.7 km/h
17 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
12 August 2019
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
31 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.2 h
10 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 | 23.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 15 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | -2.0 °C | 141 mm | +95 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 133 mm | +29 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 127 mm | -159 mm |
| Jul | 34.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 177 mm | -232 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 540 mm | +214 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 232 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 302 mm | +216 mm |
| Nov | 29.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 24.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bīrpur?
Bīrpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,576 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bīrpur?
The hottest day measured in Bīrpur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bīrpur?
The coldest day measured in Bīrpur between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1964, at 4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Bīrpur?
Almost never: Bīrpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bīrpur warmed?
Yes: Bīrpur warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bīrpur?
The wettest day measured in Bīrpur between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1966, with 325 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bīrpur?
The windiest day measured in Bīrpur between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 1992, with winds reaching 42.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bīrpur?
The warmest month in Bīrpur is May (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bīrpur?
Bīrpur receives on average 1,576 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bīrpur?
Bīrpur gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bīrpur?
Yes: Bīrpur has on average 214 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bīrpur?
In Bīrpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 12 August 2019, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 31 January 1964.
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