Garhwa climate — normals and trends
Garhwa (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,110 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Garhwa averages 0 frost days, 205 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Garhwa has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 14 June 1945) and the coldest 3.2 °C (on 27 December 1961).
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
GarhwaJharkhand
- coords
- 24.16°, 83.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,110mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
16.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
205 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
205 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.10 · p = 0.003
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
46.7 °C
14 June 1945
Coldest day
3.2 °C
27 December 1961
Wettest day
192 mm
19 June 2021
Windiest day
38.9 km/h
15 September 1976
Strongest gust
85.3 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
51.7 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-0.1 °C
10 February 1974
Sunniest day
13.0 h
16 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 15 mm | +3 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -3.0 °C | 56 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 34.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 218 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 442 mm | +130 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 340 mm | +57 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 226 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 140 mm | +85 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Garhwa?
Garhwa has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,110 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Garhwa?
The hottest day measured in Garhwa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1945, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Garhwa?
The coldest day measured in Garhwa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1961, at 3.2 °C.
Does it snow in Garhwa?
Almost never: Garhwa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Garhwa warmed?
Yes: Garhwa warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Garhwa?
The wettest day measured in Garhwa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2021, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Garhwa?
The windiest day measured in Garhwa between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1976, with winds reaching 38.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Garhwa?
The warmest month in Garhwa is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Garhwa?
Garhwa receives on average 1,110 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Garhwa?
Garhwa gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Garhwa?
Yes: Garhwa has on average 205 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Garhwa?
In Garhwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.7 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 10 February 1974.
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