Dhenkānāl climate — normals and trends
Dhenkānāl (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,422 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dhenkānāl averages 0 frost days, 233 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Dhenkānāl has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.2 °C (on 19 May 1972) and the coldest 8.1 °C (on 9 January 1940).
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
DhenkānālOdisha
- coords
- 20.66°, 85.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,422mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
233 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.8 °C
Average peak gust
26.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
257 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
45.2 °C
19 May 1972
Coldest day
8.1 °C
9 January 1940
Wettest day
238 mm
21 August 1961
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
12 October 2013
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
23 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
5.8 °C
9 January 1940
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 July 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 | 27.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 10 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 32 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 36.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 25 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | -2.4 °C | 141 mm | +82 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | -1.5 °C | 304 mm | +79 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 498 mm | +156 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 307 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 270 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 110 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dhenkānāl?
Dhenkānāl has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,422 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dhenkānāl?
The hottest day measured in Dhenkānāl between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1972, reaching 45.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dhenkānāl?
The coldest day measured in Dhenkānāl between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at 8.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dhenkānāl?
Almost never: Dhenkānāl sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dhenkānāl warmed?
Yes: Dhenkānāl warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dhenkānāl?
The wettest day measured in Dhenkānāl between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1961, with 238 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dhenkānāl?
The windiest day measured in Dhenkānāl between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 2013, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dhenkānāl?
The warmest month in Dhenkānāl is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dhenkānāl?
Dhenkānāl receives on average 1,422 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dhenkānāl?
Dhenkānāl gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dhenkānāl?
Yes: Dhenkānāl has on average 257 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dhenkānāl?
In Dhenkānāl, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 23 May 2015, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 9 January 1940.
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