Raipur climate — normals and trends
Raipur (India) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 441 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 (33.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Raipur averages 0 frost days, 234 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 50 rainy days per year.
Raipur has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 19 May 2016) and the coldest 1.2 °C (on 12 January 1945).
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
RaipurRajasthan
- coords
- 26.04°, 74.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
441mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
234 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
50 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.1 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
212 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
46.5 °C
19 May 2016
Coldest day
1.2 °C
12 January 1945
Wettest day
229 mm
27 July 1959
Windiest day
51.1 km/h
7 June 2010
Strongest gust
98.3 km/h
7 June 2010
Hottest feels-like
47.0 °C
27 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
-3.2 °C
12 January 1945
Sunniest day
12.8 h
27 May 1972
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 | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 29.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 40.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 38.1 °C | -1.6 °C | 29 mm | +21 mm |
| Jun | 36.0 °C | -2.2 °C | 177 mm | +140 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | -2.5 °C | 279 mm | +122 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 223 mm | +73 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 39 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | -2.8 °C | 30 mm | +20 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 15 mm | +9 mm |
| Dec | 28.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Raipur?
Raipur has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 441 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Raipur?
The hottest day measured in Raipur between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2016, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Raipur?
The coldest day measured in Raipur between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1945, at 1.2 °C.
Does it snow in Raipur?
Almost never: Raipur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Raipur warmed?
Yes: Raipur warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Raipur?
The wettest day measured in Raipur between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1959, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Raipur?
The windiest day measured in Raipur between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 2010, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Raipur?
The warmest month in Raipur is May (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Raipur?
Raipur receives on average 441 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 50 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Raipur?
Raipur gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Raipur?
Yes: Raipur has on average 212 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Raipur?
In Raipur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 27 May 2025, and the lowest was -3.2 °C on 12 January 1945.
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