Madhubani climate — normals and trends
Madhubani (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,364 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Madhubani averages 0 frost days, 222 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 131 rainy days per year.
Madhubani 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 46.8 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 2.5 °C (on 9 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
MadhubaniBihar
- coords
- 26.35°, 86.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,364mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
222 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
131 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
46.8 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
2.5 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
313 mm
21 September 2000
Windiest day
48.2 km/h
10 November 1995
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
10 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
49.6 °C
11 June 1998
Coldest feels-like
-0.2 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
4 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.3 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 115 mm | +84 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | -2.0 °C | 62 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 35.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 102 mm | -101 mm |
| Jul | 34.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 162 mm | -199 mm |
| Aug | 32.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 348 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 232 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 237 mm | +159 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Madhubani?
Madhubani has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,364 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Madhubani?
The hottest day measured in Madhubani between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Madhubani?
The coldest day measured in Madhubani between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 2.5 °C.
Does it snow in Madhubani?
Almost never: Madhubani sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Madhubani warmed?
Yes: Madhubani warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Madhubani?
The wettest day measured in Madhubani between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 2000, with 313 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Madhubani?
The windiest day measured in Madhubani between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1995, with winds reaching 48.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Madhubani?
The warmest month in Madhubani is May (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Madhubani?
Madhubani receives on average 1,364 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 131 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Madhubani?
Madhubani gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Madhubani?
Yes: Madhubani has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Madhubani?
In Madhubani, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.6 °C on 11 June 1998, and the lowest was -0.2 °C on 9 January 2013.
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