Karanjiā climate — normals and trends
Karanjiā (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,448 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 (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Karanjiā averages 0 frost days, 138 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Karanjiā 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 43.3 °C (on 5 May 1956) and the coldest 5.7 °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
KaranjiāOdisha
- coords
- 21.76°, 85.97°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,448mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
138 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
43.3 °C
5 May 1956
Coldest day
5.7 °C
25 December 1961
Wettest day
322 mm
28 June 1965
Windiest day
73.1 km/h
16 May 1997
Strongest gust
92.2 km/h
3 May 2019
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
25 December 1961
Sunniest day
13.0 h
28 June 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 21 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 39 mm | +15 mm |
| Apr | 33.9 °C | -1.2 °C | 34 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | -2.4 °C | 99 mm | +31 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 551 mm | +305 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 542 mm | +193 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 388 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 268 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 61 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karanjiā?
Karanjiā has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,448 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karanjiā?
The hottest day measured in Karanjiā between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 1956, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karanjiā?
The coldest day measured in Karanjiā between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1961, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Karanjiā?
Almost never: Karanjiā sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karanjiā warmed?
Yes: Karanjiā warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karanjiā?
The wettest day measured in Karanjiā between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 1965, with 322 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karanjiā?
The windiest day measured in Karanjiā between 1940 and 2025 was 16 May 1997, with winds reaching 73.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karanjiā?
The warmest month in Karanjiā is May (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Karanjiā?
Karanjiā receives on average 1,448 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karanjiā?
Karanjiā gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Karanjiā?
Yes: Karanjiā has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karanjiā?
In Karanjiā, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 25 December 1961.
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