Murlīganj climate — normals and trends
Murlīganj (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,588 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Murlīganj averages 0 frost days, 215 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.
Murlīganj has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 2.7 °C (on 9 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
MurlīganjBihar
- coords
- 25.90°, 87.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,588mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.1km/h
Seasonal range
12.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
215 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
141 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
46.6 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
2.7 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
266 mm
6 June 1976
Windiest day
45.2 km/h
17 October 1985
Strongest gust
88.2 km/h
17 October 1985
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
15 June 1957
Coldest feels-like
0.0 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.1 h
5 June 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23.0 °C | -0.8 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 18 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 33.2 °C | -2.9 °C | 126 mm | +80 mm |
| May | 33.0 °C | -2.0 °C | 242 mm | +130 mm |
| Jun | 33.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 175 mm | -98 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 244 mm | -155 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 318 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 332 mm | +63 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 327 mm | +238 mm |
| Nov | 29.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | +10 mm |
| Dec | 23.5 °C | -2.0 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Murlīganj?
Murlīganj has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,588 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Murlīganj?
The hottest day measured in Murlīganj between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Murlīganj?
The coldest day measured in Murlīganj between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 2.7 °C.
Does it snow in Murlīganj?
Almost never: Murlīganj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Murlīganj warmed?
Yes: Murlīganj warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Murlīganj?
The wettest day measured in Murlīganj between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1976, with 266 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Murlīganj?
The windiest day measured in Murlīganj between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1985, with winds reaching 45.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Murlīganj?
The warmest month in Murlīganj is May (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Murlīganj?
Murlīganj receives on average 1,588 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Murlīganj?
Murlīganj gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Murlīganj?
Yes: Murlīganj has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Murlīganj?
In Murlīganj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 15 June 1957, and the lowest was 0.0 °C on 9 January 2013.
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