Contai climate — normals and trends
Contai (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,667 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Contai averages 0 frost days, 183 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Contai has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.5 °C (on 11 May 1966) and the coldest 10.9 °C (on 25 January 1953).
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
ContaiWest Bengal
- coords
- 21.78°, 87.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
29.7°C
Average daily low
23.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,667mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
183 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
280 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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
42.5 °C
11 May 1966
Coldest day
10.9 °C
25 January 1953
Wettest day
303 mm
25 July 2025
Windiest day
63.1 km/h
20 May 2020
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
3 May 2019
Hottest feels-like
46.7 °C
6 June 1945
Coldest feels-like
7.9 °C
12 February 1950
Sunniest day
12.8 h
30 June 1956
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 | 25.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 32 mm | +10 mm |
| Mar | 31.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 11 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 48 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 137 mm | +47 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 395 mm | +141 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 806 mm | +460 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 266 mm | -72 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 287 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 146 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -36 mm |
| Dec | 25.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Contai?
Contai has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,667 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Contai?
The hottest day measured in Contai between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1966, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Contai?
The coldest day measured in Contai between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 10.9 °C.
Does it snow in Contai?
Almost never: Contai sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Contai warmed?
Yes: Contai warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Contai?
The wettest day measured in Contai between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2025, with 303 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Contai?
The windiest day measured in Contai between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2020, with winds reaching 63.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Contai?
The warmest month in Contai is May (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Contai?
Contai receives on average 1,667 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Contai?
Contai gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Contai?
Yes: Contai has on average 280 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Contai?
In Contai, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.7 °C on 6 June 1945, and the lowest was 7.9 °C on 12 February 1950.
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