Fālākāta climate — normals and trends
Fālākāta (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 3,230 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 August (28.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Fālākāta averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 178 rainy days per year.
Fālākāta 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 43.1 °C (on 21 April 1957) and the coldest 5.4 °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
FālākātaWest Bengal
- coords
- 26.52°, 89.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.4°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
3,230mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
10.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
168 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
178 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
23.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
212 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
43.1 °C
21 April 1957
Coldest day
5.4 °C
31 January 1964
Wettest day
465 mm
25 May 1999
Windiest day
41.5 km/h
28 May 1989
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
26 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
26 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.5 h
9 June 1945
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 | 24.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 26.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 8 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 30.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 33 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 129 mm | +6 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 608 mm | +229 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 340 mm | -390 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 449 mm | -324 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 552 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 293 mm | -120 mm |
| Oct | 31.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 253 mm | +109 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | +41 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fālākāta?
Fālākāta has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.4 °C and it receives 3,230 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fālākāta?
The hottest day measured in Fālākāta between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1957, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fālākāta?
The coldest day measured in Fālākāta between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 5.4 °C.
Does it snow in Fālākāta?
Almost never: Fālākāta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Fālākāta warmed?
Yes: Fālākāta warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fālākāta?
The wettest day measured in Fālākāta between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1999, with 465 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fālākāta?
The windiest day measured in Fālākāta between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1989, with winds reaching 41.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fālākāta?
The warmest month in Fālākāta is August (28.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Fālākāta?
Fālākāta receives on average 3,230 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 178 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fālākāta?
Fālākāta gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Fālākāta?
Yes: Fālākāta has on average 212 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fālākāta?
In Fālākāta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 26 May 1957, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 26 January 1964.
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