Polasara climate — normals and trends
Polasara (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,353 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 (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Polasara averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 142 rainy days per year.
Polasara has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.1 °C (on 19 May 1972) and the coldest 6.9 °C (on 5 January 1962).
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
PolasaraOdisha
- coords
- 19.69°, 84.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,353mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
241 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
142 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
249 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
46.1 °C
19 May 1972
Coldest day
6.9 °C
5 January 1962
Wettest day
214 mm
11 October 2018
Windiest day
112.5 km/h
15 April 1992
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
12 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
20 May 2015
Coldest feels-like
4.8 °C
5 January 1962
Sunniest day
13.0 h
12 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 32.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 17 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 36.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 27 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 34.8 °C | -3.4 °C | 159 mm | +113 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 182 mm | -11 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 301 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 302 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 278 mm | +46 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 145 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -41 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Polasara?
Polasara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,353 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Polasara?
The hottest day measured in Polasara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1972, reaching 46.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Polasara?
The coldest day measured in Polasara between 1940 and 2025 was 5 January 1962, at 6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Polasara?
Almost never: Polasara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Polasara warmed?
Yes: Polasara warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Polasara?
The wettest day measured in Polasara between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 2018, with 214 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Polasara?
The windiest day measured in Polasara between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1992, with winds reaching 112.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Polasara?
The warmest month in Polasara is May (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Polasara?
Polasara receives on average 1,353 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 142 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Polasara?
Polasara gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Polasara?
Yes: Polasara has on average 249 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Polasara?
In Polasara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 20 May 2015, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 5 January 1962.
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