Kodarma climate — normals and trends
Kodarma (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,088 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kodarma averages 0 frost days, 187 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Kodarma has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 26 May 1944) and the coldest 3.1 °C (on 10 January 2003).
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
KodarmaJharkhand
- coords
- 24.47°, 85.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,088mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
15.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
187 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
214 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.09 · p = 0.004
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
46.2 °C
26 May 1944
Coldest day
3.1 °C
10 January 2003
Wettest day
191 mm
4 July 2002
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
1 October 1959
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
8 August 1979
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
3 June 1995
Coldest feels-like
0.4 °C
10 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.0 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 27.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 18 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | -1.2 °C | 35 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 35.1 °C | -3.2 °C | 93 mm | +53 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 188 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 379 mm | +98 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 317 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 181 mm | -3 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 98 mm | +24 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | -2.3 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kodarma?
Kodarma has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,088 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kodarma?
The hottest day measured in Kodarma between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1944, reaching 46.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kodarma?
The coldest day measured in Kodarma between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2003, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kodarma?
Almost never: Kodarma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kodarma warmed?
Yes: Kodarma warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kodarma?
The wettest day measured in Kodarma between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2002, with 191 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kodarma?
The windiest day measured in Kodarma between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1959, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kodarma?
The warmest month in Kodarma is May (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kodarma?
Kodarma receives on average 1,088 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kodarma?
Kodarma gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kodarma?
Yes: Kodarma has on average 214 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kodarma?
In Kodarma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 3 June 1995, and the lowest was 0.4 °C on 10 January 2003.
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