Jharia climate — normals and trends
Jharia (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,248 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Jharia averages 0 frost days, 211 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.
Jharia has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 48.1 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 5.0 °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
JhariaJharkhand
- coords
- 23.74°, 86.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,248mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
211 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
135 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
219 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
48.1 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
5.0 °C
25 January 1953
Wettest day
222 mm
27 September 1978
Windiest day
50.6 km/h
1 October 1959
Strongest gust
80.6 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °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 | 24.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 18 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 37.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 50 mm | +21 mm |
| May | 36.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 96 mm | +25 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 261 mm | +53 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 485 mm | +184 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 291 mm | +26 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 224 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 71 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jharia?
Jharia has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,248 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jharia?
The hottest day measured in Jharia between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 48.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jharia?
The coldest day measured in Jharia between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Jharia?
Almost never: Jharia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jharia warmed?
Yes: Jharia warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jharia?
The wettest day measured in Jharia between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1978, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jharia?
The windiest day measured in Jharia between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1959, with winds reaching 50.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jharia?
The warmest month in Jharia is May (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Jharia?
Jharia receives on average 1,248 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jharia?
Jharia gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jharia?
Yes: Jharia has on average 219 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jharia?
In Jharia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 25 December 1945.
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