Madhepura climate — normals and trends
Madhepura (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,476 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Madhepura averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Madhepura has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 7 June 1964) and the coldest 3.7 °C (on 31 January 1964).
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
MadhepuraBihar
- coords
- 25.92°, 86.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,476mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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
46.7 °C
7 June 1964
Coldest day
3.7 °C
31 January 1964
Wettest day
248 mm
6 June 1976
Windiest day
43.9 km/h
10 November 1995
Strongest gust
87.5 km/h
17 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
49.0 °C
15 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
31 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.1 h
31 May 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 13 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 33.6 °C | -2.8 °C | 122 mm | +84 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | -2.1 °C | 209 mm | +119 mm |
| Jun | 34.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 162 mm | -86 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 233 mm | -148 mm |
| Aug | 32.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 322 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 291 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 333 mm | +249 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 7 mm | +0 mm |
| Dec | 23.3 °C | -2.1 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Madhepura?
Madhepura has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,476 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Madhepura?
The hottest day measured in Madhepura between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1964, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Madhepura?
The coldest day measured in Madhepura between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Madhepura?
Almost never: Madhepura sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Madhepura warmed?
Yes: Madhepura warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Madhepura?
The wettest day measured in Madhepura between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1976, with 248 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Madhepura?
The windiest day measured in Madhepura between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1995, with winds reaching 43.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Madhepura?
The warmest month in Madhepura is May (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Madhepura?
Madhepura receives on average 1,476 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Madhepura?
Madhepura gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Madhepura?
Yes: Madhepura has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Madhepura?
In Madhepura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.0 °C on 15 June 1957, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 31 January 1964.
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