Keonjhargarh climate — normals and trends
Keonjhargarh (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 1,589 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (17.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Keonjhargarh averages 0 frost days, 134 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Keonjhargarh 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 43.5 °C (on 5 May 1956) and the coldest 6.0 °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
KeonjhargarhOdisha
- coords
- 21.63°, 85.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.1°C
Average daily high
29.3°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,589mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
134 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
217 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
43.5 °C
5 May 1956
Coldest day
6.0 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
240 mm
29 July 1994
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
22 April 1996
Strongest gust
94.3 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 31 mm | +1 mm |
| Mar | 32.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 33.9 °C | -1.1 °C | 71 mm | +13 mm |
| May | 32.9 °C | -2.6 °C | 140 mm | +43 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 497 mm | +234 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 600 mm | +237 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 394 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 313 mm | +74 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 93 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 26.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Keonjhargarh?
Keonjhargarh has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.1 °C and it receives 1,589 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Keonjhargarh?
The hottest day measured in Keonjhargarh between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 1956, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Keonjhargarh?
The coldest day measured in Keonjhargarh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Keonjhargarh?
Almost never: Keonjhargarh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Keonjhargarh warmed?
Yes: Keonjhargarh warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Keonjhargarh?
The wettest day measured in Keonjhargarh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1994, with 240 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Keonjhargarh?
The windiest day measured in Keonjhargarh between 1940 and 2025 was 22 April 1996, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Keonjhargarh?
The warmest month in Keonjhargarh is May (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (17.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Keonjhargarh?
Keonjhargarh receives on average 1,589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Keonjhargarh?
Keonjhargarh gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Keonjhargarh?
Yes: Keonjhargarh has on average 217 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Keonjhargarh?
In Keonjhargarh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 29 December 1968.
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