Jhalidā climate — normals and trends
Jhalidā (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,303 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 (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jhalidā averages 0 frost days, 190 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Jhalidā has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 4.0 °C (on 25 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
JhalidāWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.37°, 85.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,303mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
190 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
211 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
46.7 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
4.0 °C
25 December 1961
Wettest day
250 mm
23 June 1996
Windiest day
43.8 km/h
16 August 1974
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
16 August 1974
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
25 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 16 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 63 mm | +39 mm |
| Apr | 36.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 38 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 35.7 °C | -2.4 °C | 78 mm | +19 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | -1.5 °C | 471 mm | +249 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 550 mm | +232 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 370 mm | +75 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 243 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 70 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jhalidā?
Jhalidā has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,303 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jhalidā?
The hottest day measured in Jhalidā between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jhalidā?
The coldest day measured in Jhalidā between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1961, at 4.0 °C.
Does it snow in Jhalidā?
Almost never: Jhalidā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jhalidā warmed?
Yes: Jhalidā warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jhalidā?
The wettest day measured in Jhalidā between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1996, with 250 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jhalidā?
The windiest day measured in Jhalidā between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 43.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jhalidā?
The warmest month in Jhalidā is May (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Jhalidā?
Jhalidā receives on average 1,303 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jhalidā?
Jhalidā gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jhalidā?
Yes: Jhalidā has on average 211 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jhalidā?
In Jhalidā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 25 December 1945.
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