Bongaigaon climate — normals and trends
Bongaigaon (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 3,547 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 (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Bongaigaon averages 0 frost days, 150 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Bongaigaon 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 42.4 °C (on 21 April 1957) and the coldest 5.6 °C (on 25 December 1961).
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
BongaigaonAssam
- coords
- 26.48°, 90.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
28.9°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
3,547mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
10.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
150 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
24.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
207 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
42.4 °C
21 April 1957
Coldest day
5.6 °C
25 December 1961
Wettest day
533 mm
20 June 1965
Windiest day
33.7 km/h
26 May 2009
Strongest gust
72.7 km/h
26 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
23 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
28 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.5 h
26 June 1961
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 | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 25.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 38 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 173 mm | -65 mm |
| May | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 679 mm | +151 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 350 mm | -495 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 277 mm | -459 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 577 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 222 mm | -170 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 107 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 49 mm | +38 mm |
| Dec | 25.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bongaigaon?
Bongaigaon has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 3,547 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bongaigaon?
The hottest day measured in Bongaigaon between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1957, reaching 42.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bongaigaon?
The coldest day measured in Bongaigaon between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1961, at 5.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bongaigaon?
Almost never: Bongaigaon sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bongaigaon warmed?
Yes: Bongaigaon warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bongaigaon?
The wettest day measured in Bongaigaon between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1965, with 533 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bongaigaon?
The windiest day measured in Bongaigaon between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2009, with winds reaching 33.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bongaigaon?
The warmest month in Bongaigaon is August (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bongaigaon?
Bongaigaon receives on average 3,547 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bongaigaon?
Bongaigaon gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bongaigaon?
Yes: Bongaigaon has on average 207 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bongaigaon?
In Bongaigaon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 23 September 2024, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 28 January 1964.
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