Ghantapada climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ghantapada?

Ghantapada has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,269 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ghantapada?

The hottest day measured in Ghantapada between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1948, reaching 46.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ghantapada?

The coldest day measured in Ghantapada between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at 8.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ghantapada?

Almost never: Ghantapada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ghantapada warmed?

Yes: Ghantapada warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ghantapada?

The wettest day measured in Ghantapada between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1957, with 261 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ghantapada?

The windiest day measured in Ghantapada between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2019, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ghantapada?

The warmest month in Ghantapada is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ghantapada?

Ghantapada receives on average 1,269 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ghantapada?

Ghantapada gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ghantapada (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,269 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Ghantapada averages 0 frost days, 237 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.

Ghantapada 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 46.4 °C (on 20 May 1948) and the coldest 8.4 °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

GhantapadaOdisha

coords: 20.93°, 85.19°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

26.6°C

Average daily high

32.0°C

Average daily low

22.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,269mm

Sunshine / day

9.5h

Mean relative humidity

73%

Average peak wind

11.1km/h

Seasonal range

11.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

237 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

127 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.8 °C

Average feels-like low

25.8 °C

Average peak gust

25.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

256 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

20 May 1948

Coldest day

8.4 °C

9 January 1940

Wettest day

261 mm

27 August 1957

Windiest day

44.5 km/h

3 May 2019

Strongest gust

100.4 km/h

13 October 2013

Hottest feels-like

49.9 °C

23 May 2013

Coldest feels-like

6.5 °C

9 January 1940

Sunniest day

13.0 h

12 July 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.7 °C22 April 2025	13.0 °C30 December 2025	26.9 °C	1,747 mm	250
2024	42.9 °C29 May 2024	13.1 °C17 December 2024	27.6 °C	1,647 mm	261
2023	41.0 °C19 April 2023	12.3 °C7 January 2023	27.5 °C	1,389 mm	294
2022	41.2 °C28 April 2022	11.9 °C30 January 2022	27.2 °C	1,233 mm	268
2021	40.6 °C30 March 2021	11.7 °C22 December 2021	27.4 °C	1,146 mm	279
2020	39.5 °C27 May 2020	12.9 °C23 December 2020	26.9 °C	1,664 mm	274
2019	41.0 °C29 April 2019	12.0 °C1 January 2019	27.2 °C	1,593 mm	251
2018	40.0 °C8 May 2018	10.1 °C30 December 2018	26.9 °C	1,340 mm	263
2017	41.5 °C30 March 2017	13.1 °C15 January 2017	27.4 °C	1,212 mm	271
2016	42.4 °C23 April 2016	11.9 °C24 January 2016	27.5 °C	1,177 mm	273
2015	42.5 °C25 May 2015	12.6 °C19 January 2015	27.7 °C	1,076 mm	302
2014	42.7 °C27 April 2014	12.1 °C28 December 2014	27.2 °C	1,256 mm	262
2013	42.9 °C25 May 2013	12.4 °C11 January 2013	26.8 °C	1,378 mm	249
2012	43.8 °C5 June 2012	9.2 °C14 January 2012	27.0 °C	1,348 mm	241
2011	41.1 °C10 May 2011	9.1 °C7 January 2011	26.5 °C	1,635 mm	266
2010	44.2 °C20 April 2010	10.9 °C22 December 2010	27.4 °C	997 mm	280
2009	45.0 °C30 April 2009	13.5 °C28 November 2009	27.8 °C	1,149 mm	290
2008	41.1 °C4 May 2008	12.2 °C2 January 2008	26.8 °C	1,325 mm	285
2007	41.2 °C25 May 2007	12.6 °C20 January 2007	26.9 °C	1,323 mm	267
2006	42.1 °C9 May 2006	11.8 °C27 January 2006	26.9 °C	1,172 mm	278
2005	43.7 °C17 June 2005	11.4 °C16 December 2005	26.9 °C	1,225 mm	226
2004	43.1 °C16 April 2004	10.8 °C31 December 2004	26.8 °C	937 mm	257
2003	42.7 °C6 May 2003	10.7 °C16 January 2003	26.9 °C	1,364 mm	249
2002	45.0 °C19 May 2002	11.1 °C2 January 2002	27.2 °C	1,271 mm	287
2001	43.6 °C11 May 2001	11.0 °C26 January 2001	26.7 °C	1,437 mm	257
2000	41.7 °C19 May 2000	11.9 °C9 January 2000	26.7 °C	821 mm	265
1999	42.9 °C7 May 1999	12.0 °C3 January 1999	26.8 °C	1,165 mm	249
1998	44.8 °C28 May 1998	12.3 °C27 December 1998	27.0 °C	1,239 mm	248
1997	41.1 °C27 May 1997	10.8 °C24 January 1997	26.7 °C	1,301 mm	256
1996	43.4 °C29 May 1996	11.9 °C20 December 1996	27.0 °C	871 mm	253
1995	42.0 °C28 April 1995	11.6 °C3 January 1995	26.6 °C	1,275 mm	229
1994	43.0 °C1 June 1994	12.3 °C25 December 1994	26.7 °C	1,923 mm	216
1993	43.7 °C5 May 1993	11.9 °C22 January 1993	26.6 °C	1,314 mm	252
1992	41.0 °C21 April 1992	10.5 °C5 January 1992	26.5 °C	784 mm	246
1991	42.0 °C1 May 1991	12.1 °C30 December 1991	26.7 °C	1,187 mm	239
1990	41.0 °C23 April 1990	11.6 °C16 December 1990	26.1 °C	1,854 mm	219
1989	42.5 °C17 April 1989	10.1 °C14 January 1989	26.6 °C	1,244 mm	260
1988	42.8 °C10 May 1988	13.6 °C2 January 1988	26.8 °C	953 mm	266
1987	42.3 °C9 April 1987	11.3 °C2 January 1987	26.9 °C	1,101 mm	235
1986	43.0 °C14 April 1986	9.8 °C6 January 1986	26.6 °C	1,344 mm	214
1985	42.0 °C23 April 1985	12.6 °C6 December 1985	26.6 °C	1,067 mm	212
1984	43.7 °C21 May 1984	12.9 °C18 January 1984	26.7 °C	1,503 mm	243
1983	42.8 °C7 June 1983	11.2 °C29 December 1983	26.7 °C	1,005 mm	238
1982	40.6 °C6 May 1982	13.6 °C2 December 1982	27.0 °C	938 mm	247
1981	42.2 °C18 April 1981	10.2 °C14 January 1981	26.5 °C	1,050 mm	254
1980	42.8 °C4 May 1980	10.9 °C15 December 1980	27.0 °C	1,103 mm	259
1979	42.8 °C20 May 1979	11.7 °C3 January 1979	27.6 °C	638 mm	281
1978	42.4 °C20 May 1978	11.2 °C7 January 1978	26.5 °C	984 mm	238
1977	41.1 °C18 May 1977	11.4 °C30 January 1977	26.7 °C	930 mm	249
1976	40.8 °C20 April 1976	11.3 °C9 January 1976	26.7 °C	1,007 mm	265
1975	43.0 °C9 May 1975	11.5 °C17 January 1975	26.4 °C	1,059 mm	224
1974	42.8 °C5 May 1974	10.2 °C18 January 1974	26.8 °C	743 mm	247
1973	42.8 °C8 May 1973	12.5 °C7 December 1973	26.8 °C	1,388 mm	226
1972	45.4 °C19 May 1972	11.3 °C11 January 1972	27.1 °C	1,185 mm	240
1971	40.4 °C3 April 1971	11.2 °C4 January 1971	25.7 °C	1,431 mm	188
1970	44.0 °C14 May 1970	10.6 °C30 November 1970	26.5 °C	1,460 mm	234
1969	40.9 °C16 April 1969	10.7 °C24 January 1969	26.7 °C	1,017 mm	247
1968	42.4 °C6 May 1968	10.5 °C20 January 1968	26.4 °C	1,464 mm	225
1967	44.8 °C2 June 1967	11.3 °C2 February 1967	26.7 °C	1,232 mm	246
1966	44.5 °C20 May 1966	10.8 °C17 December 1966	26.4 °C	1,688 mm	232
1965	43.3 °C10 June 1965	11.9 °C22 December 1965	26.4 °C	1,100 mm	225
1964	43.7 °C8 June 1964	11.0 °C18 December 1964	26.6 °C	1,457 mm	210
1963	42.0 °C30 May 1963	11.7 °C7 January 1963	26.4 °C	1,394 mm	226
1962	43.4 °C26 May 1962	9.6 °C4 January 1962	26.3 °C	964 mm	212
1961	41.4 °C31 May 1961	8.5 °C27 December 1961	25.9 °C	1,294 mm	193
1960	43.8 °C22 May 1960	11.3 °C26 January 1960	26.8 °C	1,278 mm	212
1959	43.4 °C28 April 1959	11.2 °C26 December 1959	26.8 °C	1,525 mm	208
1958	44.2 °C6 June 1958	12.6 °C26 December 1958	27.1 °C	1,147 mm	235
1957	45.2 °C6 May 1957	12.9 °C24 January 1957	27.3 °C	1,237 mm	248
1956	44.6 °C4 May 1956	11.1 °C12 February 1956	26.0 °C	1,290 mm	187
1955	45.1 °C3 June 1955	10.7 °C27 December 1955	26.4 °C	1,250 mm	216
1954	44.0 °C17 April 1954	10.3 °C27 January 1954	26.5 °C	1,133 mm	219
1953	40.5 °C9 June 1953	9.5 °C25 January 1953	24.9 °C	1,573 mm	191
1952	37.6 °C16 June 1952	11.3 °C15 January 1952	24.7 °C	2,181 mm	161
1951	39.7 °C16 May 1951	11.3 °C23 December 1951	25.2 °C	1,520 mm	197
1950	41.5 °C3 June 1950	9.6 °C13 February 1950	25.4 °C	1,629 mm	166
1949	38.4 °C6 May 1949	10.2 °C9 February 1949	24.8 °C	1,674 mm	153
1948	46.4 °C20 May 1948	9.7 °C14 December 1948	26.2 °C	1,285 mm	200
1947	45.0 °C1 June 1947	11.4 °C26 December 1947	26.5 °C	1,303 mm	205
1946	43.4 °C17 May 1946	10.4 °C2 January 1946	26.3 °C	1,055 mm	208
1945	45.1 °C15 June 1945	8.5 °C18 December 1945	26.2 °C	1,452 mm	203
1944	44.6 °C23 May 1944	12.5 °C21 January 1944	26.2 °C	1,347 mm	193
1943	43.9 °C25 May 1943	9.1 °C6 December 1943	25.3 °C	1,313 mm	186
1942	42.7 °C10 June 1942	11.6 °C29 December 1942	26.2 °C	1,234 mm	212
1941	43.8 °C27 May 1941	10.3 °C11 January 1941	25.8 °C	1,007 mm	199
1940	41.7 °C8 May 1940	8.4 °C9 January 1940	25.4 °C	1,140 mm	205

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.1 °C

+0.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

250 d/yr

+13

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1747 mm

+478 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.9 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-18 mm
Feb	32.6 °C	+1.9 °C	9 mm	-12 mm
Mar	35.7 °C	+0.8 °C	29 mm	+1 mm
Apr	37.3 °C	-0.5 °C	18 mm	-12 mm
May	35.7 °C	-2.8 °C	131 mm	+85 mm
Jun	32.9 °C	-1.9 °C	379 mm	+173 mm
Jul	30.7 °C	-0.2 °C	522 mm	+205 mm
Aug	31.8 °C	+1.1 °C	281 mm	-15 mm
Sep	32.4 °C	+1.2 °C	281 mm	+89 mm
Oct	32.0 °C	+1.1 °C	96 mm	+15 mm
Nov	29.6 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-23 mm
Dec	26.8 °C	-0.2 °C	0 mm	-11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.7 °C

22 Apr 2025

Coldest day

13.0 °C

30 Dec 2025

Wettest day

79.7 mm

3 Jul 2025

Windiest day

21.4 km/h

4 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

46.8 km/h

2 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.6 °C

20 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.7 °C

30 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.7 h

2 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ghantapada?

Ghantapada has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,269 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ghantapada?

The hottest day measured in Ghantapada between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1948, reaching 46.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ghantapada?

The coldest day measured in Ghantapada between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at 8.4 °C.

Does it snow in Ghantapada?

Almost never: Ghantapada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ghantapada warmed?

Yes: Ghantapada warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ghantapada?

The wettest day measured in Ghantapada between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1957, with 261 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ghantapada?

The windiest day measured in Ghantapada between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2019, with winds reaching 44.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ghantapada?

The warmest month in Ghantapada is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Ghantapada?

Ghantapada receives on average 1,269 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ghantapada?

Ghantapada gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ghantapada?

Yes: Ghantapada has on average 256 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ghantapada?

In Ghantapada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 23 May 2013, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 9 January 1940.

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