Kharagpur climate — normals and trends
Kharagpur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,481 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kharagpur averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Kharagpur has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.3 °C (on 18 May 1957) and the coldest 6.8 °C (on 26 January 1953).
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
KharagpurWest Bengal
- coords
- 22.34°, 87.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,481mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
25.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
247 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
46.3 °C
18 May 1957
Coldest day
6.8 °C
26 January 1953
Wettest day
199 mm
5 July 2007
Windiest day
53.2 km/h
20 May 2020
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
20 May 2020
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
12 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
4.3 °C
2 January 1946
Sunniest day
12.9 h
4 July 2000
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 25 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 34.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 20 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 36.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 61 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 35.5 °C | -1.3 °C | 125 mm | +28 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | -1.1 °C | 511 mm | +273 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 548 mm | +234 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 383 mm | +80 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 270 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 97 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 25.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kharagpur?
Kharagpur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,481 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 18 May 1957, reaching 46.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kharagpur?
The coldest day measured in Kharagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1953, at 6.8 °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 +1.1 °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 5 July 2007, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kharagpur?
The windiest day measured in Kharagpur between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2020, with winds reaching 53.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kharagpur?
The warmest month in Kharagpur is May (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kharagpur?
Kharagpur receives on average 1,481 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kharagpur?
Kharagpur gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kharagpur?
Yes: Kharagpur has on average 247 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 49.9 °C on 12 June 2014, and the lowest was 4.3 °C on 2 January 1946.
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