Krishnanagar climate — normals and trends
Krishnanagar (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,541 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 (30.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Krishnanagar averages 0 frost days, 227 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Krishnanagar has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.2 °C (on 18 May 1957) and the coldest 5.3 °C (on 10 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
KrishnanagarWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.41°, 88.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,541mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
12.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
227 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
239 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
46.2 °C
18 May 1957
Coldest day
5.3 °C
10 January 2013
Wettest day
332 mm
7 June 1973
Windiest day
52.8 km/h
27 May 2024
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
27 May 2024
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
20 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
2.9 °C
10 January 2013
Sunniest day
12.9 h
4 June 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 8 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 33.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 10 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 34.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 100 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 35.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 154 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 33.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 250 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 485 mm | +181 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 340 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 243 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 118 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 3 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 24.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Krishnanagar?
Krishnanagar has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,541 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Krishnanagar?
The hottest day measured in Krishnanagar between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1957, reaching 46.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Krishnanagar?
The coldest day measured in Krishnanagar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, at 5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Krishnanagar?
Almost never: Krishnanagar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Krishnanagar warmed?
Yes: Krishnanagar warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Krishnanagar?
The wettest day measured in Krishnanagar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1973, with 332 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Krishnanagar?
The windiest day measured in Krishnanagar between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 2024, with winds reaching 52.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Krishnanagar?
The warmest month in Krishnanagar is May (30.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Krishnanagar?
Krishnanagar receives on average 1,541 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Krishnanagar?
Krishnanagar gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Krishnanagar?
Yes: Krishnanagar has on average 239 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Krishnanagar?
In Krishnanagar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 20 May 2002, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 10 January 2013.
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