Hugli climate — normals and trends
Hugli (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,567 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hugli averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 157 rainy days per year.
Hugli has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °C (on 19 May 1957) and the coldest 6.3 °C (on 9 January 2013).
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
HugliWest Bengal
- coords
- 22.91°, 88.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,567mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
11.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
157 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
244 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · 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
45.9 °C
19 May 1957
Coldest day
6.3 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
202 mm
27 June 1988
Windiest day
50.2 km/h
20 May 2020
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
20 May 2020
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
20 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
4.0 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
12.8 h
22 June 1963
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 | 25.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 29.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 8 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 34.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 89 mm | +5 mm |
| May | 35.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 114 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 354 mm | +91 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 582 mm | +261 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 321 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 257 mm | +24 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 129 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 24.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hugli?
Hugli has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,567 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hugli?
The hottest day measured in Hugli between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1957, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hugli?
The coldest day measured in Hugli between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Hugli?
Almost never: Hugli sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hugli warmed?
Yes: Hugli warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hugli?
The wettest day measured in Hugli between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1988, with 202 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hugli?
The windiest day measured in Hugli between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2020, with winds reaching 50.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hugli?
The warmest month in Hugli is May (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Hugli?
Hugli receives on average 1,567 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 157 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hugli?
Hugli gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Hugli?
Yes: Hugli has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hugli?
In Hugli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 20 May 2002, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 9 January 2013.
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