Mahāsamund climate — normals and trends
Mahāsamund (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,382 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 (34.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mahāsamund averages 0 frost days, 212 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.
Mahāsamund has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.0 °C (on 29 May 1988) and the coldest 6.3 °C (on 29 December 1968).
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
MahāsamundChhattisgarh
- coords
- 21.11°, 82.09°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,382mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
212 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
116 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
234 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °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
47.0 °C
29 May 1988
Coldest day
6.3 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
229 mm
7 September 1975
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
13 October 2014
Strongest gust
88.6 km/h
13 October 2014
Hottest feels-like
48.9 °C
7 June 2014
Coldest feels-like
2.9 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
12 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 36.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 38.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 11 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 36.7 °C | -4.2 °C | 120 mm | +100 mm |
| Jun | 33.7 °C | -1.9 °C | 248 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 500 mm | +100 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 220 mm | -163 mm |
| Sep | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 289 mm | +64 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 135 mm | +69 mm |
| Nov | 28.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 3 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 26.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mahāsamund?
Mahāsamund has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,382 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mahāsamund?
The hottest day measured in Mahāsamund between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1988, reaching 47.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mahāsamund?
The coldest day measured in Mahāsamund between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mahāsamund?
Almost never: Mahāsamund sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mahāsamund warmed?
Yes: Mahāsamund warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mahāsamund?
The wettest day measured in Mahāsamund between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1975, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mahāsamund?
The windiest day measured in Mahāsamund between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2014, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mahāsamund?
The warmest month in Mahāsamund is May (34.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mahāsamund?
Mahāsamund receives on average 1,382 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mahāsamund?
Mahāsamund gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mahāsamund?
Yes: Mahāsamund has on average 234 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mahāsamund?
In Mahāsamund, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.9 °C on 7 June 2014, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 29 December 1968.
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