Dongargarh climate — normals and trends
Dongargarh (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,382 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 (34.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Dongargarh averages 0 frost days, 197 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 117 rainy days per year.
Dongargarh has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 16 May 1989) and the coldest 6.0 °C (on 4 January 1991).
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
DongargarhChhattisgarh
- coords
- 21.19°, 80.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,382mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
197 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
117 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
46.4 °C
16 May 1989
Coldest day
6.0 °C
4 January 1991
Wettest day
355 mm
9 August 1959
Windiest day
36.3 km/h
8 July 1973
Strongest gust
94.0 km/h
8 July 1973
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
27 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
2.9 °C
12 February 1950
Sunniest day
13.0 h
15 May 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 | 28.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 32.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 36.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Apr | 39.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 36.7 °C | -4.1 °C | 102 mm | +82 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | -1.9 °C | 107 mm | -97 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 644 mm | +241 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 297 mm | -78 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 275 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 127 mm | +68 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dongargarh?
Dongargarh has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,382 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dongargarh?
The hottest day measured in Dongargarh between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1989, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dongargarh?
The coldest day measured in Dongargarh between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1991, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Dongargarh?
Almost never: Dongargarh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dongargarh warmed?
Yes: Dongargarh warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dongargarh?
The wettest day measured in Dongargarh between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1959, with 355 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dongargarh?
The windiest day measured in Dongargarh between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1973, with winds reaching 36.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dongargarh?
The warmest month in Dongargarh is May (34.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dongargarh?
Dongargarh receives on average 1,382 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 117 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dongargarh?
Dongargarh gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dongargarh?
Yes: Dongargarh has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dongargarh?
In Dongargarh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 27 May 2019, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 12 February 1950.
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