Maināguri climate — normals and trends
Maināguri (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 3,160 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 August (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Maināguri averages 0 frost days, 168 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Maināguri has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.3 °C (on 15 May 1957) and the coldest 4.4 °C (on 26 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
MaināguriWest Bengal
- coords
- 26.56°, 88.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
3,160mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
10.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
168 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
24.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
209 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
44.3 °C
15 May 1957
Coldest day
4.4 °C
26 January 1964
Wettest day
416 mm
10 August 1987
Windiest day
45.4 km/h
28 May 1989
Strongest gust
96.1 km/h
28 May 1989
Hottest feels-like
49.5 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest feels-like
0.6 °C
26 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.4 h
6 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 26.2 °C | -0.6 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 26 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 82 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 418 mm | +131 mm |
| Jun | 33.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 403 mm | -265 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 537 mm | -267 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 655 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 448 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 31.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 333 mm | +183 mm |
| Nov | 29.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 45 mm | +37 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maināguri?
Maināguri has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 3,160 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maināguri?
The hottest day measured in Maināguri between 1940 and 2025 was 15 May 1957, reaching 44.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maināguri?
The coldest day measured in Maināguri between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1964, at 4.4 °C.
Does it snow in Maināguri?
Almost never: Maināguri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maināguri warmed?
Yes: Maināguri warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maināguri?
The wettest day measured in Maināguri between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1987, with 416 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maināguri?
The windiest day measured in Maināguri between 1940 and 2025 was 28 May 1989, with winds reaching 45.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maināguri?
The warmest month in Maināguri is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Maināguri?
Maināguri receives on average 3,160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maināguri?
Maināguri gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maināguri?
Yes: Maināguri has on average 209 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maināguri?
In Maināguri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.5 °C on 26 May 1957, and the lowest was 0.6 °C on 26 January 1964.
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