Rafiganj climate — normals and trends
Rafiganj (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,056 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rafiganj averages 0 frost days, 223 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Rafiganj has warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.07 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.4 °C (on 26 May 1944) and the coldest 3.1 °C (on 10 January 2003).
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
RafiganjBihar
- coords
- 24.82°, 84.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,056mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
13.2km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
223 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.6 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.07 · p = 0.014
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
47.4 °C
26 May 1944
Coldest day
3.1 °C
10 January 2003
Wettest day
229 mm
12 July 2006
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
4 August 1968
Strongest gust
80.3 km/h
8 August 1979
Hottest feels-like
50.5 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.5 °C
10 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.0 h
23 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.2 °C | -1.2 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 28.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 33.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 14 mm | 0 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | -2.8 °C | 50 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 35.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 207 mm | +59 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 331 mm | +39 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 379 mm | +125 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 221 mm | +32 mm |
| Oct | 30.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 136 mm | +75 mm |
| Nov | 27.1 °C | -0.8 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | -2.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rafiganj?
Rafiganj has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,056 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rafiganj?
The hottest day measured in Rafiganj between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1944, reaching 47.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rafiganj?
The coldest day measured in Rafiganj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2003, at 3.1 °C.
Does it snow in Rafiganj?
Almost never: Rafiganj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rafiganj warmed?
Yes: Rafiganj warmed by +0.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rafiganj?
The wettest day measured in Rafiganj between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2006, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rafiganj?
The windiest day measured in Rafiganj between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1968, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rafiganj?
The warmest month in Rafiganj is May (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Rafiganj?
Rafiganj receives on average 1,056 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rafiganj?
Rafiganj gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rafiganj?
Yes: Rafiganj has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rafiganj?
In Rafiganj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.5 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.5 °C on 10 January 2003.
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