Chitarpur climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Chitarpur?

Chitarpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,264 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chitarpur?

The hottest day measured in Chitarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 46.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Chitarpur?

The coldest day measured in Chitarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1961, at 3.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Chitarpur?

Almost never: Chitarpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Chitarpur warmed?

Yes: Chitarpur warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Chitarpur?

The wettest day measured in Chitarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1958, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Chitarpur?

The windiest day measured in Chitarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Chitarpur?

The warmest month in Chitarpur is May (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Chitarpur?

Chitarpur receives on average 1,264 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Chitarpur?

Chitarpur gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Chitarpur (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,264 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Chitarpur averages 0 frost days, 171 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.

Chitarpur has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 3.7 °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

ChitarpurJharkhand

coords: 23.57°, 85.65°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

24.3°C

Average daily high

30.0°C

Average daily low

19.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,264mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

68%

Average peak wind

11.9km/h

Seasonal range

14.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

171 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

138 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.2 °C

Average feels-like low

21.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

206 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.9 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

46.3 °C

27 May 1944

Coldest day

3.7 °C

25 December 1961

Wettest day

174 mm

21 July 1958

Windiest day

45.1 km/h

16 August 1974

Strongest gust

94.7 km/h

16 August 1974

Hottest feels-like

48.6 °C

30 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

1.1 °C

25 December 1945

Sunniest day

13.0 h

5 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.6 °C25 April 2025	7.2 °C28 December 2025	24.4 °C	1,807 mm	191
2024	43.7 °C29 May 2024	6.9 °C26 January 2024	25.3 °C	1,461 mm	210
2023	41.8 °C19 April 2023	8.8 °C9 January 2023	25.4 °C	1,104 mm	208
2022	41.7 °C28 April 2022	7.4 °C20 January 2022	24.8 °C	1,111 mm	208
2021	40.4 °C24 April 2021	6.7 °C20 December 2021	24.7 °C	1,578 mm	200
2020	38.8 °C24 May 2020	7.8 °C20 December 2020	24.1 °C	1,611 mm	191
2019	43.4 °C30 May 2019	6.4 °C30 December 2019	25.1 °C	1,236 mm	195
2018	41.4 °C26 May 2018	5.8 °C8 January 2018	24.6 °C	1,178 mm	213
2017	42.5 °C4 June 2017	6.8 °C15 January 2017	25.2 °C	1,241 mm	201
2016	42.7 °C19 April 2016	6.5 °C24 January 2016	25.4 °C	1,237 mm	222
2015	40.9 °C23 May 2015	7.8 °C20 January 2015	24.9 °C	1,164 mm	212
2014	40.7 °C23 May 2014	5.8 °C29 December 2014	24.3 °C	1,178 mm	182
2013	41.1 °C11 May 2013	5.7 °C9 January 2013	24.3 °C	1,303 mm	177
2012	42.3 °C4 June 2012	6.6 °C27 December 2012	24.8 °C	1,205 mm	202
2011	40.1 °C10 May 2011	4.7 °C8 January 2011	24.2 °C	1,388 mm	190
2010	44.0 °C19 April 2010	6.7 °C7 January 2010	25.6 °C	740 mm	228
2009	43.0 °C1 May 2009	7.9 °C27 December 2009	25.2 °C	1,116 mm	221
2008	40.8 °C30 April 2008	5.3 °C2 January 2008	24.5 °C	1,309 mm	195
2007	40.5 °C2 June 2007	7.1 °C24 January 2007	24.3 °C	1,706 mm	179
2006	41.4 °C10 April 2006	6.8 °C12 January 2006	24.7 °C	1,160 mm	187
2005	43.7 °C17 June 2005	7.5 °C21 January 2005	24.9 °C	1,025 mm	196
2004	41.4 °C12 May 2004	6.2 °C5 January 2004	24.4 °C	917 mm	178
2003	41.8 °C1 June 2003	4.2 °C15 January 2003	24.2 °C	1,521 mm	172
2002	42.8 °C19 May 2002	7.5 °C3 January 2002	24.7 °C	1,294 mm	187
2001	41.3 °C29 April 2001	4.4 °C6 January 2001	24.3 °C	1,003 mm	185
2000	39.7 °C20 April 2000	6.5 °C7 January 2000	24.3 °C	999 mm	184
1999	42.2 °C27 April 1999	6.4 °C19 January 1999	24.5 °C	1,304 mm	175
1998	43.1 °C1 June 1998	7.2 °C5 January 1998	24.4 °C	1,252 mm	174
1997	40.9 °C14 May 1997	7.4 °C23 January 1997	24.1 °C	1,434 mm	171
1996	41.9 °C29 May 1996	7.2 °C1 February 1996	24.4 °C	1,466 mm	180
1995	42.6 °C5 June 1995	6.0 °C3 January 1995	24.4 °C	1,179 mm	171
1994	42.1 °C1 June 1994	7.1 °C18 January 1994	24.2 °C	1,252 mm	159
1993	42.0 °C5 May 1993	7.3 °C28 January 1993	24.2 °C	1,119 mm	173
1992	43.7 °C6 June 1992	6.2 °C3 January 1992	24.2 °C	924 mm	178
1991	41.1 °C15 May 1991	5.2 °C4 January 1991	24.2 °C	1,202 mm	182
1990	39.7 °C18 April 1990	5.7 °C4 January 1990	23.7 °C	1,339 mm	124
1989	41.2 °C4 May 1989	4.4 °C13 January 1989	24.1 °C	1,192 mm	165
1988	44.1 °C27 May 1988	7.6 °C27 January 1988	24.3 °C	1,185 mm	181
1987	40.9 °C22 May 1987	7.2 °C4 January 1987	24.4 °C	977 mm	177
1986	41.1 °C9 June 1986	6.0 °C6 January 1986	24.0 °C	1,293 mm	162
1985	42.2 °C30 May 1985	7.9 °C9 February 1985	24.5 °C	937 mm	166
1984	45.4 °C24 May 1984	7.2 °C22 December 1984	24.1 °C	1,562 mm	148
1983	42.9 °C7 June 1983	6.6 °C4 January 1983	24.2 °C	1,035 mm	175
1982	40.5 °C31 May 1982	8.1 °C27 December 1982	24.3 °C	792 mm	186
1981	40.7 °C15 May 1981	5.5 °C14 January 1981	23.7 °C	965 mm	174
1980	43.1 °C5 May 1980	7.4 °C10 January 1980	24.6 °C	1,215 mm	183
1979	42.0 °C20 May 1979	6.9 °C3 January 1979	25.3 °C	652 mm	230
1978	42.9 °C20 May 1978	5.2 °C7 January 1978	23.8 °C	1,274 mm	128
1977	40.5 °C3 June 1977	6.7 °C2 January 1977	24.4 °C	1,016 mm	173
1976	42.4 °C1 June 1976	6.5 °C20 December 1976	24.7 °C	1,156 mm	205
1975	42.1 °C12 May 1975	6.0 °C8 January 1975	24.0 °C	1,212 mm	170
1974	42.1 °C9 May 1974	5.4 °C17 January 1974	24.4 °C	976 mm	205
1973	43.0 °C22 April 1973	6.2 °C27 December 1973	24.5 °C	1,378 mm	162
1972	43.7 °C19 May 1972	5.9 °C10 February 1972	24.6 °C	1,171 mm	185
1971	38.8 °C12 April 1971	5.3 °C2 January 1971	23.2 °C	1,967 mm	133
1970	44.5 °C14 May 1970	7.8 °C29 January 1970	24.3 °C	1,359 mm	167
1969	41.0 °C25 May 1969	5.6 °C17 January 1969	24.4 °C	1,123 mm	181
1968	43.4 °C24 May 1968	4.1 °C29 December 1968	24.0 °C	1,528 mm	158
1967	43.9 °C31 May 1967	7.1 °C14 January 1967	24.7 °C	1,125 mm	171
1966	44.6 °C8 June 1966	5.9 °C24 December 1966	24.7 °C	1,019 mm	180
1965	42.9 °C18 May 1965	6.8 °C19 December 1965	24.4 °C	1,168 mm	154
1964	43.9 °C10 June 1964	6.4 °C31 January 1964	24.6 °C	1,411 mm	163
1963	43.7 °C25 May 1963	5.9 °C6 January 1963	24.3 °C	1,198 mm	183
1962	43.4 °C26 May 1962	6.0 °C17 January 1962	23.9 °C	1,284 mm	151
1961	43.0 °C19 May 1961	3.7 °C25 December 1961	23.8 °C	1,597 mm	146
1960	45.0 °C14 May 1960	6.3 °C29 January 1960	24.6 °C	1,347 mm	160
1959	44.2 °C22 May 1959	6.5 °C28 December 1959	24.5 °C	1,438 mm	142
1958	45.1 °C5 June 1958	7.4 °C27 December 1958	25.4 °C	1,735 mm	165
1957	45.7 °C29 May 1957	7.2 °C13 February 1957	25.0 °C	1,303 mm	181
1956	45.7 °C4 May 1956	6.7 °C8 February 1956	24.2 °C	1,444 mm	138
1955	44.2 °C2 June 1955	5.4 °C28 December 1955	24.8 °C	1,052 mm	167
1954	42.9 °C26 May 1954	5.0 °C28 January 1954	24.6 °C	1,055 mm	162
1953	37.2 °C31 May 1953	4.4 °C25 January 1953	22.5 °C	1,910 mm	117
1952	36.3 °C12 June 1952	6.0 °C30 December 1952	22.5 °C	1,627 mm	101
1951	40.4 °C14 May 1951	6.5 °C27 January 1951	23.0 °C	1,456 mm	135
1950	41.3 °C3 June 1950	5.8 °C15 February 1950	23.4 °C	1,663 mm	116
1949	36.6 °C22 June 1949	7.1 °C9 February 1949	22.7 °C	2,075 mm	79
1948	44.9 °C29 May 1948	7.5 °C16 December 1948	24.5 °C	1,450 mm	142
1947	45.2 °C1 June 1947	6.9 °C16 January 1947	24.7 °C	1,155 mm	145
1946	41.5 °C23 May 1946	5.7 °C2 January 1946	24.3 °C	1,307 mm	158
1945	44.8 °C27 May 1945	4.2 °C25 December 1945	24.0 °C	1,350 mm	158
1944	46.3 °C27 May 1944	8.3 °C17 January 1944	24.3 °C	1,183 mm	152
1943	41.2 °C24 May 1943	7.6 °C12 February 1943	23.5 °C	1,161 mm	139
1942	43.6 °C30 May 1942	7.0 °C23 January 1942	24.3 °C	1,063 mm	143
1941	42.6 °C29 May 1941	6.3 °C2 January 1941	23.7 °C	1,245 mm	148
1940	42.4 °C12 May 1940	6.2 °C6 January 1940	23.9 °C	883 mm	135

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.8 °C

-0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

191 d/yr

+20

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1807 mm

+543 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	23.9 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-22 mm
Feb	29.0 °C	+2.2 °C	10 mm	-18 mm
Mar	33.0 °C	+1.1 °C	52 mm	+21 mm
Apr	35.1 °C	-1.3 °C	42 mm	+11 mm
May	34.7 °C	-2.9 °C	105 mm	+48 mm
Jun	32.5 °C	-1.8 °C	376 mm	+177 mm
Jul	29.8 °C	-0.5 °C	480 mm	+177 mm
Aug	30.1 °C	+0.3 °C	434 mm	+159 mm
Sep	31.0 °C	+1.1 °C	227 mm	+20 mm
Oct	29.9 °C	+0.8 °C	81 mm	-3 mm
Nov	26.4 °C	-0.1 °C	1 mm	-15 mm
Dec	22.5 °C	-1.2 °C	0 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.6 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

7.2 °C

28 Dec 2025

Wettest day

83.9 mm

23 Aug 2025

Windiest day

25.0 km/h

3 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.6 °C

26 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.5 °C

26 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

8 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Chitarpur?

Chitarpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,264 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chitarpur?

The hottest day measured in Chitarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 46.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Chitarpur?

The coldest day measured in Chitarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1961, at 3.7 °C.

Does it snow in Chitarpur?

Almost never: Chitarpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Chitarpur warmed?

Yes: Chitarpur warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Chitarpur?

The wettest day measured in Chitarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 1958, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Chitarpur?

The windiest day measured in Chitarpur between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 45.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Chitarpur?

The warmest month in Chitarpur is May (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Chitarpur?

Chitarpur receives on average 1,264 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Chitarpur?

Chitarpur gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Chitarpur?

Yes: Chitarpur has on average 206 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chitarpur?

In Chitarpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 25 December 1945.

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