Jāmtāra climate — normals and trends
Jāmtāra (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,191 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jāmtāra averages 0 frost days, 203 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Jāmtāra has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.9 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 4.7 °C (on 25 January 1953).
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
JāmtāraJharkhand
- coords
- 23.96°, 86.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,191mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
203 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
27.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
217 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
47.9 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
4.7 °C
25 January 1953
Wettest day
174 mm
6 August 1948
Windiest day
42.0 km/h
4 June 1982
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
48.7 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.6 °C
25 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 30 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 35.7 °C | -1.2 °C | 46 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 35.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 126 mm | +52 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 178 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 450 mm | +167 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 280 mm | +32 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 270 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 79 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | -1.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jāmtāra?
Jāmtāra has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,191 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jāmtāra?
The hottest day measured in Jāmtāra between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 47.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jāmtāra?
The coldest day measured in Jāmtāra between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Jāmtāra?
Almost never: Jāmtāra sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jāmtāra warmed?
Yes: Jāmtāra warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jāmtāra?
The wettest day measured in Jāmtāra between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 1948, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jāmtāra?
The windiest day measured in Jāmtāra between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1982, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jāmtāra?
The warmest month in Jāmtāra is May (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jāmtāra?
Jāmtāra receives on average 1,191 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jāmtāra?
Jāmtāra gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jāmtāra?
Yes: Jāmtāra has on average 217 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jāmtāra?
In Jāmtāra, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.7 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.6 °C on 25 December 1945.
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