Burla climate — normals and trends
Burla (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,480 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Burla averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Burla has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 20 May 1948) and the coldest 7.3 °C (on 29 December 1968).
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
BurlaOdisha
- coords
- 21.51°, 83.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,480mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
254 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
20 May 1948
Coldest day
7.3 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
292 mm
8 July 1994
Windiest day
47.7 km/h
13 October 2013
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.5 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
28 May 1940
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 | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 35.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 40 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 36.2 °C | -3.6 °C | 125 mm | +91 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -2.2 °C | 321 mm | +71 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 484 mm | +69 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 290 mm | -82 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 338 mm | +112 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 132 mm | +60 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Burla?
Burla has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 1,480 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Burla?
The hottest day measured in Burla between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1948, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Burla?
The coldest day measured in Burla between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 7.3 °C.
Does it snow in Burla?
Almost never: Burla sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Burla warmed?
Yes: Burla warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Burla?
The wettest day measured in Burla between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1994, with 292 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Burla?
The windiest day measured in Burla between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2013, with winds reaching 47.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Burla?
The warmest month in Burla is May (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Burla?
Burla receives on average 1,480 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Burla?
Burla gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Burla?
Yes: Burla has on average 254 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Burla?
In Burla, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.5 °C on 29 December 1968.
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