Puruliya climate — normals and trends
Puruliya (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,387 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Puruliya averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.
Puruliya 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 46.8 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 25 December 1961).
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
PuruliyaWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.33°, 86.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.6°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,387mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
145 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
46.8 °C
27 May 1944
Coldest day
5.1 °C
25 December 1961
Wettest day
231 mm
23 June 1996
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
16 August 1974
Strongest gust
93.2 km/h
16 August 1974
Hottest feels-like
48.8 °C
10 June 2015
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
26 December 1945
Sunniest day
13.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 33.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 36.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 51 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 35.6 °C | -2.2 °C | 97 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | -1.4 °C | 444 mm | +206 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 504 mm | +182 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 382 mm | +82 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 244 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 83 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 27.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 23.4 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Puruliya?
Puruliya has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,387 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Puruliya?
The hottest day measured in Puruliya between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 46.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Puruliya?
The coldest day measured in Puruliya between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1961, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Puruliya?
Almost never: Puruliya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Puruliya warmed?
Yes: Puruliya warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Puruliya?
The wettest day measured in Puruliya between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 1996, with 231 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Puruliya?
The windiest day measured in Puruliya between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1974, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Puruliya?
The warmest month in Puruliya is May (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Puruliya?
Puruliya receives on average 1,387 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Puruliya?
Puruliya gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Puruliya?
Yes: Puruliya has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Puruliya?
In Puruliya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.8 °C on 10 June 2015, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 26 December 1945.
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