Mahīshādal climate — normals and trends
Mahīshādal (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,568 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Mahīshādal averages 0 frost days, 224 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Mahīshādal has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.4 °C (on 26 April 1947) and the coldest 8.5 °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
MahīshādalWest Bengal
- coords
- 22.19°, 87.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,568mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
13.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
224 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
260 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
43.4 °C
26 April 1947
Coldest day
8.5 °C
10 January 2013
Wettest day
225 mm
29 September 1978
Windiest day
52.2 km/h
27 May 1989
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
20 May 2020
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
17 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
6.6 °C
26 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.8 h
3 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 33.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 13 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 104 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 34.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 145 mm | +36 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 433 mm | +190 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 505 mm | +180 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 301 mm | -8 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 264 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 116 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | -0.9 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mahīshādal?
Mahīshādal has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,568 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mahīshādal?
The hottest day measured in Mahīshādal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 1947, reaching 43.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mahīshādal?
The coldest day measured in Mahīshādal between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mahīshādal?
Almost never: Mahīshādal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mahīshādal warmed?
Yes: Mahīshādal warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mahīshādal?
The wettest day measured in Mahīshādal between 1940 and 2025 was 29 September 1978, with 225 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mahīshādal?
The windiest day measured in Mahīshādal between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1989, with winds reaching 52.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mahīshādal?
The warmest month in Mahīshādal is May (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mahīshādal?
Mahīshādal receives on average 1,568 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mahīshādal?
Mahīshādal gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mahīshādal?
Yes: Mahīshādal has on average 260 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mahīshādal?
In Mahīshādal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 17 June 2005, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 26 December 1945.
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