Kharagpur climate — normals and trends
Kharagpur (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,216 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kharagpur averages 0 frost days, 210 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Kharagpur has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.0 °C (on 29 May 1957) and the coldest 3.6 °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
KharagpurBihar
- coords
- 25.12°, 86.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,216mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
210 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
219 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.14 · 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
46.0 °C
29 May 1957
Coldest day
3.6 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
213 mm
7 October 2004
Windiest day
39.1 km/h
8 August 1979
Strongest gust
79.9 km/h
10 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
49.4 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.8 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
9 June 2009
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 27.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 2 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 14 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | -1.5 °C | 57 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | -2.2 °C | 119 mm | +55 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 185 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 326 mm | +19 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 426 mm | +167 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 201 mm | -16 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 133 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 22.1 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kharagpur?
Kharagpur has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,216 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kharagpur?
The hottest day measured in Kharagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1957, reaching 46.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kharagpur?
The coldest day measured in Kharagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kharagpur?
Almost never: Kharagpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kharagpur warmed?
Yes: Kharagpur warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kharagpur?
The wettest day measured in Kharagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 2004, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kharagpur?
The windiest day measured in Kharagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1979, with winds reaching 39.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kharagpur?
The warmest month in Kharagpur is May (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Kharagpur?
Kharagpur receives on average 1,216 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kharagpur?
Kharagpur gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kharagpur?
Yes: Kharagpur has on average 219 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kharagpur?
In Kharagpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.4 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.8 °C on 9 January 2013.
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