Malda climate — normals and trends
Malda (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 1,594 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 June (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Malda averages 0 frost days, 215 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Malda has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 25 May 1957) and the coldest 5.2 °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
MaldaWest Bengal
- coords
- 25.00°, 88.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,594mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
215 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
46.9 °C
25 May 1957
Coldest day
5.2 °C
31 January 1964
Wettest day
277 mm
19 September 2000
Windiest day
46.3 km/h
26 May 2009
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
26 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.7 °C
15 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
31 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.2 h
8 June 1965
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 | 23.4 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 32.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 12 mm | -15 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 88 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 322 mm | +162 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 235 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 281 mm | -57 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 301 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 257 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 133 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 12 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | -1.7 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malda?
Malda has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,594 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malda?
The hottest day measured in Malda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1957, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malda?
The coldest day measured in Malda between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1964, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Malda?
Almost never: Malda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malda warmed?
Yes: Malda warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malda?
The wettest day measured in Malda between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2000, with 277 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malda?
The windiest day measured in Malda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 2009, with winds reaching 46.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malda?
The warmest month in Malda is June (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Malda?
Malda receives on average 1,594 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malda?
Malda gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malda?
Yes: Malda has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malda?
In Malda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.7 °C on 15 June 1957, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 31 January 1964.
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