Jhanjhārpur climate — normals and trends
Jhanjhārpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate, averaging 25.2 °C annually with 1,466 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
JhanjhārpurBihar
- coords
- 26.26°, 86.28°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,466mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.2km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
30.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
46.8 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
3.8 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
288 mm
21 September 2000
Windiest day
45.5 km/h
17 October 1985
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
10 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
12 August 2019
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.1 h
28 May 1957
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 32.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 34.0 °C | -2.5 °C | 124 mm | +88 mm |
| May | 34.2 °C | -2.0 °C | 97 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 35.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 121 mm | -107 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 199 mm | -178 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 334 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 271 mm | +5 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 265 mm | +179 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 23.2 °C | -1.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Jhanjhārpur (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,466 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 (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jhanjhārpur averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Jhanjhārpur has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.8 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 3.8 °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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jhanjhārpur?
Jhanjhārpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,466 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jhanjhārpur?
The hottest day measured in Jhanjhārpur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jhanjhārpur?
The coldest day measured in Jhanjhārpur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 3.8 °C.
Does it snow in Jhanjhārpur?
Almost never: Jhanjhārpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jhanjhārpur warmed?
Yes: Jhanjhārpur warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jhanjhārpur?
The wettest day measured in Jhanjhārpur between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 2000, with 288 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jhanjhārpur?
The windiest day measured in Jhanjhārpur between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1985, with winds reaching 45.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jhanjhārpur?
The warmest month in Jhanjhārpur is May (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Jhanjhārpur?
Jhanjhārpur receives on average 1,466 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jhanjhārpur?
Jhanjhārpur gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jhanjhārpur?
Yes: Jhanjhārpur has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jhanjhārpur?
In Jhanjhārpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 12 August 2019, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 9 January 2013.
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