Chakradharpur climate — normals and trends
Chakradharpur (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 1,296 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chakradharpur averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Chakradharpur 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 45.8 °C (on 4 May 1956) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 26 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
ChakradharpurJharkhand
- coords
- 22.68°, 85.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,296mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
214 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
45.8 °C
4 May 1956
Coldest day
3.6 °C
26 December 1961
Wettest day
259 mm
16 June 1994
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
16 August 1974
Strongest gust
100.1 km/h
16 August 1974
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
12 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
26 December 1961
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 June 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 | 25.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 32 mm | +8 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 81 mm | +52 mm |
| Apr | 35.6 °C | -1.5 °C | 44 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 35.5 °C | -2.4 °C | 99 mm | +30 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 525 mm | +290 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 480 mm | +182 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 259 mm | -21 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 209 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 82 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 27.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chakradharpur?
Chakradharpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,296 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chakradharpur?
The hottest day measured in Chakradharpur between 1940 and 2025 was 4 May 1956, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chakradharpur?
The coldest day measured in Chakradharpur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1961, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Chakradharpur?
Almost never: Chakradharpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chakradharpur warmed?
Yes: Chakradharpur warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chakradharpur?
The wettest day measured in Chakradharpur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1994, with 259 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chakradharpur?
The windiest day measured in Chakradharpur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chakradharpur?
The warmest month in Chakradharpur is May (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Chakradharpur?
Chakradharpur receives on average 1,296 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chakradharpur?
Chakradharpur gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chakradharpur?
Yes: Chakradharpur has on average 214 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chakradharpur?
In Chakradharpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 12 June 2019, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 26 December 1961.
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