Jhajha climate — normals and trends
Jhajha (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,197 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jhajha averages 0 frost days, 201 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Jhajha has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 29 May 1957) and the coldest 4.0 °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
JhajhaBihar
- coords
- 24.77°, 86.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,197mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
201 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.13 · 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
46.1 °C
29 May 1957
Coldest day
4.0 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
195 mm
16 September 1958
Windiest day
40.8 km/h
8 August 1979
Strongest gust
76.7 km/h
4 June 1982
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.2 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
7 June 1986
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 | 22.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 32.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 19 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 35.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 60 mm | +30 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | -2.3 °C | 132 mm | +67 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 204 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 350 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 409 mm | +155 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 204 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 30.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 118 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 22.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jhajha?
Jhajha has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,197 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jhajha?
The hottest day measured in Jhajha between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1957, reaching 46.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jhajha?
The coldest day measured in Jhajha between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 4.0 °C.
Does it snow in Jhajha?
Almost never: Jhajha sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jhajha warmed?
Yes: Jhajha warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jhajha?
The wettest day measured in Jhajha between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1958, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jhajha?
The windiest day measured in Jhajha between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1979, with winds reaching 40.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jhajha?
The warmest month in Jhajha is May (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Jhajha?
Jhajha receives on average 1,197 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jhajha?
Jhajha gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jhajha?
Yes: Jhajha has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jhajha?
In Jhajha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.2 °C on 9 January 2013.
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