Medinīpur climate — normals and trends
Medinīpur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,437 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Medinīpur averages 0 frost days, 230 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 150 rainy days per year.
Medinīpur has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.9 °C (on 18 May 1957) and the coldest 6.3 °C (on 26 January 1953).
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
MedinīpurWest Bengal
- coords
- 22.42°, 87.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,437mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
230 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
150 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.0 °C
Average feels-like low
24.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
244 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
18 May 1957
Coldest day
6.3 °C
26 January 1953
Wettest day
220 mm
28 September 1978
Windiest day
52.5 km/h
20 May 2020
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
17 June 2005
Coldest feels-like
4.0 °C
26 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.9 h
4 July 2000
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 24 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 27 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 36.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 56 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 35.7 °C | -1.5 °C | 136 mm | +33 mm |
| Jun | 33.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 500 mm | +262 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 492 mm | +186 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 426 mm | +135 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 266 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 81 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 29.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 25.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Medinīpur?
Medinīpur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,437 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Medinīpur?
The hottest day measured in Medinīpur between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 1957, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Medinīpur?
The coldest day measured in Medinīpur between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 1953, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Medinīpur?
Almost never: Medinīpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Medinīpur warmed?
Yes: Medinīpur warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Medinīpur?
The wettest day measured in Medinīpur between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 1978, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Medinīpur?
The windiest day measured in Medinīpur between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2020, with winds reaching 52.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Medinīpur?
The warmest month in Medinīpur is May (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Medinīpur?
Medinīpur receives on average 1,437 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 150 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Medinīpur?
Medinīpur gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Medinīpur?
Yes: Medinīpur has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Medinīpur?
In Medinīpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 17 June 2005, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 26 December 1945.
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