Kataiya climate — normals and trends
Kataiya (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,310 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kataiya averages 0 frost days, 221 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Kataiya 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 46.4 °C (on 13 June 1964) and the coldest 2.6 °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.
Climate normals · ERA5
KataiyaBihar
- coords
- 26.57°, 84.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,310mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
221 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
211 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
46.4 °C
13 June 1964
Coldest day
2.6 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
249 mm
20 June 1955
Windiest day
44.4 km/h
19 July 1975
Strongest gust
89.6 km/h
14 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
50.6 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-0.1 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
10 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 26.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 32.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 36.0 °C | -1.5 °C | 46 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 36.4 °C | -1.9 °C | 78 mm | +32 mm |
| Jun | 36.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 156 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 34.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 211 mm | -149 mm |
| Aug | 32.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 406 mm | +90 mm |
| Sep | 32.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 278 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 254 mm | +182 mm |
| Nov | 28.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 4 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 21.7 °C | -2.7 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kataiya?
Kataiya has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,310 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kataiya?
The hottest day measured in Kataiya between 1940 and 2025 was 13 June 1964, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kataiya?
The coldest day measured in Kataiya between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kataiya?
Almost never: Kataiya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kataiya warmed?
Yes: Kataiya warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kataiya?
The wettest day measured in Kataiya between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 1955, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kataiya?
The windiest day measured in Kataiya between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1975, with winds reaching 44.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kataiya?
The warmest month in Kataiya is May (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kataiya?
Kataiya receives on average 1,310 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kataiya?
Kataiya gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kataiya?
Yes: Kataiya has on average 211 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kataiya?
In Kataiya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.6 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 9 January 2013.
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