Katghora climate — normals and trends
Katghora (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,536 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 (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Katghora averages 0 frost days, 181 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Katghora has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.6 °C (on 25 May 1984) and the coldest 4.2 °C (on 29 December 1968).
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
KatghoraChhattisgarh
- coords
- 22.50°, 82.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
20.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,536mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
14.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
181 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
212 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
45.6 °C
25 May 1984
Coldest day
4.2 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
274 mm
12 August 1959
Windiest day
33.1 km/h
11 September 1972
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
5 June 2022
Coldest feels-like
1.3 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
11 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 31.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 38.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 22 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 36.2 °C | -3.7 °C | 85 mm | +62 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 365 mm | +117 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 581 mm | +136 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 290 mm | -126 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 412 mm | +186 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 105 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 27.2 °C | -0.4 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Katghora?
Katghora has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,536 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katghora?
The hottest day measured in Katghora between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1984, reaching 45.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Katghora?
The coldest day measured in Katghora between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 4.2 °C.
Does it snow in Katghora?
Almost never: Katghora sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Katghora warmed?
Yes: Katghora warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Katghora?
The wettest day measured in Katghora between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1959, with 274 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Katghora?
The windiest day measured in Katghora between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1972, with winds reaching 33.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Katghora?
The warmest month in Katghora is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Katghora?
Katghora receives on average 1,536 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Katghora?
Katghora gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Katghora?
Yes: Katghora has on average 212 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Katghora?
In Katghora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 5 June 2022, and the lowest was 1.3 °C on 29 December 1968.
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