Chatrā climate — normals and trends
Chatrā (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,159 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chatrā averages 0 frost days, 181 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Chatrā has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 26 May 1944) and the coldest 3.8 °C (on 30 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
ChatrāJharkhand
- coords
- 24.21°, 84.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,159mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
16.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
181 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
209 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.004
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
26 May 1944
Coldest day
3.8 °C
30 December 1968
Wettest day
257 mm
22 July 1958
Windiest day
38.0 km/h
13 September 2005
Strongest gust
84.2 km/h
1 October 1959
Hottest feels-like
47.4 °C
25 May 1947
Coldest feels-like
0.9 °C
25 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 32.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| Apr | 36.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 23 mm | +7 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | -3.4 °C | 82 mm | +52 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | -2.2 °C | 283 mm | +115 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 485 mm | +172 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 260 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 216 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 123 mm | +52 mm |
| Nov | 25.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chatrā?
Chatrā has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,159 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chatrā?
The hottest day measured in Chatrā between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1944, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chatrā?
The coldest day measured in Chatrā between 1940 and 2025 was 30 December 1968, at 3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Chatrā?
Almost never: Chatrā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chatrā warmed?
Yes: Chatrā warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chatrā?
The wettest day measured in Chatrā between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1958, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chatrā?
The windiest day measured in Chatrā between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 2005, with winds reaching 38.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chatrā?
The warmest month in Chatrā is May (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Chatrā?
Chatrā receives on average 1,159 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chatrā?
Chatrā gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chatrā?
Yes: Chatrā has on average 209 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chatrā?
In Chatrā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 25 May 1947, and the lowest was 0.9 °C on 25 December 1945.
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