Jhārgrām climate — normals and trends
Jhārgrām (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,357 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 (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jhārgrām averages 0 frost days, 227 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Jhārgrām 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 47.2 °C (on 29 May 1957) and the coldest 6.1 °C (on 26 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
JhārgrāmWest Bengal
- coords
- 22.45°, 86.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,357mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
12.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
227 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
238 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
47.2 °C
29 May 1957
Coldest day
6.1 °C
26 January 1953
Wettest day
210 mm
14 July 1972
Windiest day
47.1 km/h
25 May 2009
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.6 °C
4 June 2012
Coldest feels-like
3.9 °C
26 January 1953
Sunniest day
12.9 h
22 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 34.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 34 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 36.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 45 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | -1.4 °C | 142 mm | +48 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 551 mm | +325 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 507 mm | +210 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 438 mm | +155 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 244 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 70 mm | -34 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 25.0 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jhārgrām?
Jhārgrām has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,357 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jhārgrām?
The hottest day measured in Jhārgrām between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1957, reaching 47.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jhārgrām?
The coldest day measured in Jhārgrām between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1953, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Jhārgrām?
Almost never: Jhārgrām sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jhārgrām warmed?
Yes: Jhārgrām warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jhārgrām?
The wettest day measured in Jhārgrām between 1940 and 2025 was 14 July 1972, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jhārgrām?
The windiest day measured in Jhārgrām between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2009, with winds reaching 47.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jhārgrām?
The warmest month in Jhārgrām is May (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jhārgrām?
Jhārgrām receives on average 1,357 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jhārgrām?
Jhārgrām gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jhārgrām?
Yes: Jhārgrām has on average 238 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jhārgrām?
In Jhārgrām, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.6 °C on 4 June 2012, and the lowest was 3.9 °C on 26 January 1953.
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