Dalkola climate — normals and trends
Dalkola (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 1,752 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 April (28.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dalkola averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Dalkola has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 31 January 1964).
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
DalkolaWest Bengal
- coords
- 25.88°, 87.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,752mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
221 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
46.2 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
4.4 °C
31 January 1964
Wettest day
189 mm
9 July 1959
Windiest day
46.4 km/h
27 May 1989
Strongest gust
90.0 km/h
28 May 1989
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
7 June 1964
Coldest feels-like
0.8 °C
31 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.2 h
4 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 32.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 12 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 113 mm | +48 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 272 mm | +99 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 204 mm | -130 mm |
| Jul | 33.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 302 mm | -93 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 383 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 294 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 301 mm | +198 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 92 mm | +83 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dalkola?
Dalkola has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,752 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dalkola?
The hottest day measured in Dalkola between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 46.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dalkola?
The coldest day measured in Dalkola between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Dalkola?
Almost never: Dalkola sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dalkola warmed?
Yes: Dalkola warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dalkola?
The wettest day measured in Dalkola between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1959, with 189 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dalkola?
The windiest day measured in Dalkola between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1989, with winds reaching 46.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dalkola?
The warmest month in Dalkola is April (28.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Dalkola?
Dalkola receives on average 1,752 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dalkola?
Dalkola gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dalkola?
Yes: Dalkola has on average 221 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dalkola?
In Dalkola, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 7 June 1964, and the lowest was 0.8 °C on 31 January 1964.
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