Durgāpur climate — normals and trends
Durgāpur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,247 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 (35.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Durgāpur averages 0 frost days, 263 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Durgāpur 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 47.5 °C (on 15 May 1948) and the coldest 8.9 °C (on 10 December 1970).
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
DurgāpurMaharashtra
- coords
- 20.01°, 79.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,247mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
263 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
259 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
47.5 °C
15 May 1948
Coldest day
8.9 °C
10 December 1970
Wettest day
303 mm
2 August 1979
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
15 November 1966
Strongest gust
75.2 km/h
22 July 2014
Hottest feels-like
50.7 °C
19 April 2017
Coldest feels-like
5.3 °C
8 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.9 h
23 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 | 30.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 34.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 37.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 40.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | -4.3 °C | 104 mm | +83 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | -0.8 °C | 128 mm | -57 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 511 mm | +137 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 334 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 345 mm | +138 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 134 mm | +67 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 3 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 28.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Durgāpur?
Durgāpur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,247 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Durgāpur?
The hottest day measured in Durgāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1948, reaching 47.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Durgāpur?
The coldest day measured in Durgāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1970, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Durgāpur?
Almost never: Durgāpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Durgāpur warmed?
Yes: Durgāpur warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Durgāpur?
The wettest day measured in Durgāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1979, with 303 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Durgāpur?
The windiest day measured in Durgāpur between 1940 and 2025 was 15 November 1966, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Durgāpur?
The warmest month in Durgāpur is May (35.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Durgāpur?
Durgāpur receives on average 1,247 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Durgāpur?
Durgāpur gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Durgāpur?
Yes: Durgāpur has on average 259 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Durgāpur?
In Durgāpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.7 °C on 19 April 2017, and the lowest was 5.3 °C on 8 January 1946.
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