Raigarh climate — normals and trends
Raigarh (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,549 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 December (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Raigarh averages 0 frost days, 207 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.
Raigarh has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 20 May 1948) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 29 December 1968).
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
RaigarhChhattisgarh
- coords
- 21.90°, 83.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,549mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
207 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
128 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
233 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
46.7 °C
20 May 1948
Coldest day
5.1 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
228 mm
15 July 1946
Windiest day
38.7 km/h
13 October 2013
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
31 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.9 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
24 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 | 28.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 33.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 36.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 13 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 37.0 °C | -3.2 °C | 114 mm | +82 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 346 mm | +91 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 745 mm | +295 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 267 mm | -128 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 355 mm | +109 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 135 mm | +66 mm |
| Nov | 28.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 26.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Raigarh?
Raigarh has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,549 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Raigarh?
The hottest day measured in Raigarh between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1948, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Raigarh?
The coldest day measured in Raigarh between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Raigarh?
Almost never: Raigarh sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Raigarh warmed?
Yes: Raigarh warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Raigarh?
The wettest day measured in Raigarh between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1946, with 228 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Raigarh?
The windiest day measured in Raigarh between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2013, with winds reaching 38.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Raigarh?
The warmest month in Raigarh is May (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is December (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Raigarh?
Raigarh receives on average 1,549 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Raigarh?
Raigarh gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Raigarh?
Yes: Raigarh has on average 233 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Raigarh?
In Raigarh, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 31 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.9 °C on 29 December 1968.
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