Khunti climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Khunti?

Khunti has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,339 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khunti?

The hottest day measured in Khunti between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1958, reaching 44.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Khunti?

The coldest day measured in Khunti between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 3.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Khunti?

Almost never: Khunti sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Khunti warmed?

Yes: Khunti warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Khunti?

The wettest day measured in Khunti between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1994, with 247 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Khunti?

The windiest day measured in Khunti between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1959, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Khunti?

The warmest month in Khunti is May (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Khunti?

Khunti receives on average 1,339 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Khunti?

Khunti gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Khunti (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,339 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Khunti averages 0 frost days, 138 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.

Khunti has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 5 June 1958) and the coldest 3.5 °C (on 25 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

KhuntiJharkhand

coords: 23.08°, 85.28°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

23.8°C

Average daily high

29.4°C

Average daily low

19.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,339mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

66%

Average peak wind

12.5km/h

Seasonal range

13.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

138 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

142 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.1 °C

Average feels-like low

20.2 °C

Average peak gust

29.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

201 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.2 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.1 °C

5 June 1958

Coldest day

3.5 °C

25 January 1953

Wettest day

247 mm

16 June 1994

Windiest day

43.7 km/h

1 October 1959

Strongest gust

102.6 km/h

16 August 1974

Hottest feels-like

46.0 °C

30 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

0.2 °C

25 January 1953

Sunniest day

13.0 h

9 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.4 °C25 April 2025	7.8 °C28 December 2025	24.0 °C	1,864 mm	171
2024	42.4 °C29 May 2024	7.1 °C26 January 2024	24.8 °C	1,401 mm	181
2023	41.0 °C22 May 2023	8.7 °C7 January 2023	25.0 °C	1,100 mm	182
2022	41.6 °C28 April 2022	7.6 °C30 January 2022	24.4 °C	1,094 mm	168
2021	40.1 °C30 March 2021	7.2 °C20 December 2021	24.3 °C	1,608 mm	172
2020	38.6 °C27 May 2020	7.7 °C12 January 2020	23.6 °C	1,445 mm	162
2019	42.2 °C12 June 2019	6.0 °C28 December 2019	24.3 °C	1,313 mm	153
2018	40.0 °C12 May 2018	6.6 °C23 December 2018	24.2 °C	1,307 mm	193
2017	42.0 °C15 May 2017	7.6 °C15 January 2017	24.9 °C	1,508 mm	183
2016	42.5 °C19 April 2016	7.2 °C24 January 2016	25.0 °C	1,563 mm	174
2015	42.3 °C23 May 2015	8.0 °C19 January 2015	24.6 °C	1,265 mm	202
2014	40.4 °C23 May 2014	6.5 °C29 December 2014	23.9 °C	1,340 mm	154
2013	41.4 °C11 May 2013	6.4 °C9 January 2013	23.9 °C	1,289 mm	149
2012	42.2 °C4 June 2012	6.3 °C14 January 2012	24.3 °C	1,166 mm	159
2011	39.8 °C13 May 2011	5.4 °C8 January 2011	23.8 °C	1,553 mm	158
2010	42.9 °C19 April 2010	6.6 °C3 January 2010	25.1 °C	807 mm	194
2009	42.8 °C1 May 2009	8.4 °C27 December 2009	24.9 °C	1,174 mm	204
2008	40.7 °C30 April 2008	6.4 °C2 January 2008	23.9 °C	1,393 mm	149
2007	39.9 °C3 June 2007	7.4 °C19 December 2007	23.8 °C	1,605 mm	141
2006	40.3 °C10 April 2006	8.3 °C10 January 2006	24.2 °C	1,131 mm	164
2005	42.8 °C17 June 2005	8.1 °C21 January 2005	24.4 °C	1,098 mm	177
2004	41.1 °C12 May 2004	6.8 °C5 January 2004	23.9 °C	1,020 mm	150
2003	41.5 °C2 June 2003	5.8 °C15 January 2003	23.9 °C	1,636 mm	149
2002	42.1 °C12 May 2002	8.0 °C3 January 2002	24.1 °C	1,273 mm	156
2001	40.7 °C10 May 2001	5.1 °C6 January 2001	23.8 °C	1,200 mm	144
2000	38.9 °C1 May 2000	6.8 °C5 January 2000	23.6 °C	1,047 mm	153
1999	41.8 °C27 April 1999	6.7 °C11 January 1999	24.0 °C	1,488 mm	136
1998	42.4 °C1 June 1998	6.3 °C4 January 1998	23.9 °C	1,202 mm	141
1997	39.8 °C21 May 1997	6.8 °C23 January 1997	23.7 °C	1,472 mm	142
1996	40.7 °C9 May 1996	7.5 °C12 December 1996	23.9 °C	1,268 mm	149
1995	42.6 °C5 June 1995	6.8 °C2 January 1995	23.9 °C	1,213 mm	138
1994	39.8 °C2 June 1994	7.3 °C18 January 1994	23.6 °C	1,911 mm	116
1993	42.2 °C5 May 1993	7.1 °C28 January 1993	23.7 °C	1,136 mm	148
1992	40.0 °C6 June 1992	5.7 °C14 January 1992	23.6 °C	786 mm	144
1991	40.6 °C16 May 1991	5.3 °C4 January 1991	23.7 °C	1,324 mm	144
1990	39.2 °C24 April 1990	7.5 °C7 January 1990	23.2 °C	1,438 mm	90
1989	40.2 °C6 May 1989	4.3 °C14 January 1989	23.7 °C	1,157 mm	123
1988	41.8 °C27 May 1988	8.8 °C28 January 1988	23.9 °C	1,178 mm	130
1987	40.9 °C21 May 1987	7.4 °C2 January 1987	23.9 °C	1,179 mm	147
1986	39.6 °C9 June 1986	6.9 °C7 January 1986	23.5 °C	1,134 mm	130
1985	40.6 °C29 May 1985	7.9 °C31 December 1985	24.0 °C	981 mm	131
1984	44.0 °C24 May 1984	7.3 °C22 December 1984	23.6 °C	1,632 mm	112
1983	41.3 °C7 June 1983	7.0 °C4 January 1983	23.6 °C	1,030 mm	134
1982	39.2 °C31 May 1982	8.9 °C27 December 1982	23.7 °C	951 mm	147
1981	40.2 °C15 May 1981	4.7 °C14 January 1981	23.4 °C	1,123 mm	135
1980	41.8 °C25 May 1980	7.4 °C10 January 1980	24.1 °C	1,270 mm	136
1979	41.5 °C20 May 1979	7.3 °C3 January 1979	24.8 °C	660 mm	182
1978	42.5 °C20 May 1978	5.8 °C7 January 1978	23.5 °C	1,262 mm	101
1977	39.4 °C4 April 1977	7.2 °C30 January 1977	23.9 °C	1,193 mm	125
1976	40.6 °C1 June 1976	6.4 °C8 January 1976	24.2 °C	1,047 mm	152
1975	41.7 °C12 May 1975	7.3 °C18 December 1975	23.7 °C	1,189 mm	126
1974	41.5 °C8 May 1974	6.4 °C18 January 1974	24.1 °C	886 mm	162
1973	42.6 °C7 May 1973	6.4 °C27 December 1973	24.2 °C	1,290 mm	134
1972	43.0 °C19 May 1972	6.4 °C9 February 1972	24.2 °C	1,092 mm	153
1971	39.8 °C3 May 1971	7.3 °C31 December 1971	22.7 °C	2,029 mm	105
1970	43.5 °C14 May 1970	7.9 °C29 January 1970	23.7 °C	1,412 mm	130
1969	40.2 °C26 May 1969	6.3 °C16 January 1969	24.0 °C	1,162 mm	147
1968	41.6 °C23 May 1968	4.4 °C29 December 1968	23.4 °C	1,650 mm	124
1967	42.4 °C2 June 1967	8.0 °C31 January 1967	23.9 °C	1,509 mm	143
1966	43.6 °C28 May 1966	6.1 °C24 December 1966	24.0 °C	1,358 mm	131
1965	41.2 °C18 May 1965	6.4 °C31 December 1965	23.7 °C	1,345 mm	118
1964	42.8 °C10 June 1964	6.4 °C17 December 1964	23.8 °C	1,347 mm	125
1963	41.2 °C25 May 1963	7.3 °C22 January 1963	23.6 °C	1,319 mm	143
1962	41.2 °C26 May 1962	5.6 °C18 January 1962	23.2 °C	1,366 mm	118
1961	42.0 °C19 May 1961	4.4 °C25 December 1961	23.2 °C	1,697 mm	121
1960	43.0 °C14 May 1960	6.7 °C26 January 1960	24.1 °C	1,573 mm	125
1959	43.1 °C23 May 1959	6.6 °C28 December 1959	24.1 °C	1,406 mm	125
1958	44.1 °C5 June 1958	8.4 °C1 February 1958	24.7 °C	1,573 mm	133
1957	43.9 °C29 May 1957	8.1 °C13 February 1957	24.5 °C	1,321 mm	141
1956	43.9 °C4 May 1956	6.9 °C8 February 1956	23.5 °C	1,597 mm	107
1955	43.9 °C4 June 1955	5.9 °C28 December 1955	24.1 °C	1,096 mm	135
1954	42.3 °C19 May 1954	5.7 °C26 January 1954	23.9 °C	1,151 mm	128
1953	37.0 °C10 June 1953	3.5 °C25 January 1953	21.8 °C	1,797 mm	81
1952	35.1 °C12 June 1952	5.9 °C14 January 1952	21.8 °C	1,838 mm	70
1951	39.0 °C14 May 1951	7.0 °C27 January 1951	22.2 °C	1,600 mm	79
1950	39.8 °C3 June 1950	4.9 °C12 February 1950	22.6 °C	1,653 mm	83
1949	35.5 °C6 May 1949	5.8 °C9 February 1949	21.9 °C	2,441 mm	64
1948	43.6 °C21 May 1948	7.2 °C16 December 1948	23.7 °C	1,408 mm	114
1947	44.0 °C1 June 1947	7.3 °C16 January 1947	23.9 °C	1,181 mm	117
1946	40.7 °C1 May 1946	5.3 °C23 December 1946	23.5 °C	1,482 mm	120
1945	43.1 °C14 June 1945	6.1 °C25 December 1945	23.4 °C	1,794 mm	125
1944	43.7 °C27 May 1944	8.3 °C16 January 1944	23.6 °C	1,331 mm	112
1943	40.8 °C24 May 1943	7.0 °C8 February 1943	22.9 °C	1,114 mm	112
1942	41.0 °C5 May 1942	7.1 °C7 January 1942	23.4 °C	1,185 mm	116
1941	42.5 °C28 May 1941	6.5 °C1 January 1941	23.1 °C	1,561 mm	118
1940	40.7 °C12 May 1940	6.0 °C10 January 1940	23.1 °C	1,167 mm	104

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.6 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

171 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1864 mm

+525 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	25.1 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-19 mm
Feb	29.7 °C	+2.9 °C	13 mm	-11 mm
Mar	33.2 °C	+1.5 °C	55 mm	+29 mm
Apr	35.5 °C	-0.4 °C	38 mm	+10 mm
May	34.4 °C	-2.6 °C	103 mm	+50 mm
Jun	31.5 °C	-1.6 °C	535 mm	+303 mm
Jul	28.6 °C	-0.3 °C	557 mm	+218 mm
Aug	29.2 °C	+0.6 °C	256 mm	-50 mm
Sep	29.8 °C	+0.9 °C	242 mm	+33 mm
Oct	29.0 °C	+0.8 °C	65 mm	-12 mm
Nov	26.1 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-15 mm
Dec	23.3 °C	-0.3 °C	0 mm	-10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.4 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

7.8 °C

28 Dec 2025

Wettest day

191.2 mm

19 Jun 2025

Windiest day

25.2 km/h

27 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

49.7 km/h

19 Jun 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.5 °C

14 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

6.2 °C

28 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

8 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Khunti?

Khunti has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.8 °C and it receives 1,339 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Khunti?

The hottest day measured in Khunti between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1958, reaching 44.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Khunti?

The coldest day measured in Khunti between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 3.5 °C.

Does it snow in Khunti?

Almost never: Khunti sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Khunti warmed?

Yes: Khunti warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Khunti?

The wettest day measured in Khunti between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1994, with 247 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Khunti?

The windiest day measured in Khunti between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1959, with winds reaching 43.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Khunti?

The warmest month in Khunti is May (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Khunti?

Khunti receives on average 1,339 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Khunti?

Khunti gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Khunti?

Yes: Khunti has on average 201 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Khunti?

In Khunti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.2 °C on 25 January 1953.

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