Phulbāni climate — normals and trends
Phulbāni (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,548 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is December (19.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Phulbāni averages 0 frost days, 161 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Phulbāni has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 24 May 1947) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 2 January 1946).
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
PhulbāniOdisha
- coords
- 20.48°, 84.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,548mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
12.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
161 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
230 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
44.7 °C
24 May 1947
Coldest day
7.0 °C
2 January 1946
Wettest day
253 mm
25 July 2010
Windiest day
125.9 km/h
15 April 1992
Strongest gust
113.0 km/h
12 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
4.2 °C
2 January 1946
Sunniest day
13.0 h
8 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 31.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 34.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 17 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 36.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 28 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | -3.1 °C | 237 mm | +178 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | -1.9 °C | 192 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 338 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 305 mm | -44 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 293 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 144 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Phulbāni?
Phulbāni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,548 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Phulbāni?
The hottest day measured in Phulbāni between 1940 and 2025 was 24 May 1947, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Phulbāni?
The coldest day measured in Phulbāni between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1946, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Phulbāni?
Almost never: Phulbāni sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Phulbāni warmed?
Yes: Phulbāni warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Phulbāni?
The wettest day measured in Phulbāni between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2010, with 253 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Phulbāni?
The windiest day measured in Phulbāni between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1992, with winds reaching 125.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Phulbāni?
The warmest month in Phulbāni is May (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Phulbāni?
Phulbāni receives on average 1,548 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Phulbāni?
Phulbāni gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Phulbāni?
Yes: Phulbāni has on average 230 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Phulbāni?
In Phulbāni, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 4.2 °C on 2 January 1946.
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