Ranchi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ranchi?

Ranchi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,371 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ranchi?

The hottest day measured in Ranchi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 43.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ranchi?

The coldest day measured in Ranchi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 3.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ranchi?

Almost never: Ranchi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ranchi warmed?

Yes: Ranchi warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ranchi?

The wettest day measured in Ranchi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1949, with 295 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ranchi?

The windiest day measured in Ranchi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1959, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ranchi?

The warmest month in Ranchi is May (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ranchi?

Ranchi receives on average 1,371 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ranchi?

Ranchi gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ranchi (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,371 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 (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Ranchi averages 0 frost days, 121 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.

Ranchi has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 27 May 1944) and the coldest 3.9 °C (on 25 January 1953).

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

RanchiJharkhand

coords: 23.34°, 85.31°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJulyDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

23.3°C

Average daily high

28.7°C

Average daily low

19.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,371mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

65%

Average peak wind

13.6km/h

Seasonal range

13.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

121 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

141 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.2 °C

Average feels-like low

19.7 °C

Average peak gust

30.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

197 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.1 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

43.9 °C

27 May 1944

Coldest day

3.9 °C

25 January 1953

Wettest day

295 mm

19 July 1949

Windiest day

45.0 km/h

1 October 1959

Strongest gust

101.9 km/h

16 August 1974

Hottest feels-like

45.1 °C

30 May 2024

Coldest feels-like

0.1 °C

12 February 1950

Sunniest day

13.0 h

10 June 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.7 °C25 April 2025	7.5 °C28 December 2025	23.5 °C	1,938 mm	135
2024	42.3 °C29 May 2024	6.7 °C26 January 2024	24.3 °C	1,519 mm	162
2023	40.1 °C9 June 2023	8.4 °C6 January 2023	24.4 °C	1,052 mm	171
2022	41.5 °C28 April 2022	7.2 °C20 January 2022	23.9 °C	1,121 mm	155
2021	39.4 °C30 March 2021	7.2 °C20 December 2021	23.8 °C	1,704 mm	158
2020	37.7 °C27 May 2020	7.6 °C11 January 2020	23.0 °C	1,510 mm	136
2019	41.9 °C10 June 2019	5.8 °C28 December 2019	23.9 °C	1,319 mm	139
2018	40.4 °C22 May 2018	6.4 °C23 December 2018	23.6 °C	1,246 mm	176
2017	41.7 °C15 May 2017	7.3 °C15 January 2017	24.3 °C	1,418 mm	159
2016	41.8 °C19 April 2016	6.7 °C25 January 2016	24.4 °C	1,610 mm	152
2015	41.1 °C29 May 2015	7.9 °C19 January 2015	24.0 °C	1,235 mm	170
2014	39.9 °C23 May 2014	6.3 °C29 December 2014	23.4 °C	1,267 mm	135
2013	41.0 °C11 May 2013	6.6 °C12 January 2013	23.4 °C	1,239 mm	137
2012	41.8 °C1 June 2012	6.1 °C28 December 2012	23.9 °C	1,208 mm	143
2011	39.4 °C13 May 2011	5.1 °C8 January 2011	23.3 °C	1,514 mm	134
2010	42.6 °C19 April 2010	7.1 °C8 January 2010	24.7 °C	817 mm	173
2009	42.1 °C1 May 2009	8.4 °C27 December 2009	24.4 °C	1,214 mm	182
2008	40.2 °C30 April 2008	5.9 °C2 January 2008	23.4 °C	1,452 mm	130
2007	39.2 °C3 June 2007	7.3 °C19 December 2007	23.3 °C	1,744 mm	117
2006	40.1 °C10 April 2006	8.2 °C12 January 2006	23.8 °C	1,252 mm	150
2005	41.9 °C17 June 2005	7.8 °C21 January 2005	24.0 °C	1,019 mm	142
2004	40.1 °C12 May 2004	6.7 °C5 February 2004	23.4 °C	1,016 mm	135
2003	41.0 °C3 June 2003	5.8 °C10 January 2003	23.3 °C	1,755 mm	123
2002	41.5 °C23 May 2002	7.5 °C30 December 2002	23.6 °C	1,319 mm	142
2001	40.0 °C29 April 2001	4.8 °C6 January 2001	23.4 °C	1,225 mm	118
2000	38.7 °C1 May 2000	6.5 °C8 January 2000	23.2 °C	1,122 mm	129
1999	41.3 °C27 April 1999	6.3 °C11 January 1999	23.5 °C	1,539 mm	119
1998	41.9 °C1 June 1998	7.1 °C4 January 1998	23.4 °C	1,248 mm	113
1997	39.2 °C14 May 1997	6.9 °C23 January 1997	23.1 °C	1,562 mm	118
1996	40.1 °C29 May 1996	8.0 °C1 February 1996	23.4 °C	1,339 mm	125
1995	41.8 °C5 June 1995	6.5 °C3 January 1995	23.4 °C	1,279 mm	115
1994	39.4 °C1 June 1994	7.1 °C18 January 1994	23.1 °C	1,706 mm	98
1993	41.3 °C5 May 1993	7.0 °C28 January 1993	23.3 °C	1,081 mm	122
1992	40.4 °C6 June 1992	6.0 °C14 January 1992	23.2 °C	841 mm	128
1991	40.7 °C16 May 1991	5.5 °C4 January 1991	23.2 °C	1,367 mm	121
1990	38.7 °C18 April 1990	7.4 °C7 January 1990	22.8 °C	1,467 mm	78
1989	39.6 °C12 May 1989	5.0 °C14 January 1989	23.2 °C	1,099 mm	101
1988	42.2 °C27 May 1988	8.8 °C27 January 1988	23.5 °C	1,096 mm	115
1987	40.1 °C21 May 1987	7.5 °C23 January 1987	23.4 °C	1,190 mm	137
1986	39.7 °C9 June 1986	6.5 °C7 January 1986	23.0 °C	1,167 mm	112
1985	40.4 °C29 May 1985	8.6 °C9 February 1985	23.5 °C	992 mm	120
1984	43.2 °C24 May 1984	7.2 °C22 December 1984	23.0 °C	1,760 mm	100
1983	40.9 °C7 June 1983	6.9 °C30 December 1983	23.1 °C	1,015 mm	120
1982	39.1 °C31 May 1982	8.6 °C27 December 1982	23.2 °C	1,002 mm	127
1981	39.2 °C15 May 1981	5.2 °C14 January 1981	22.8 °C	1,049 mm	108
1980	41.4 °C5 May 1980	7.4 °C1 February 1980	23.7 °C	1,397 mm	112
1979	40.7 °C20 May 1979	7.0 °C2 January 1979	24.3 °C	704 mm	164
1978	41.7 °C20 May 1978	5.2 °C7 January 1978	23.0 °C	1,337 mm	89
1977	38.7 °C2 June 1977	6.9 °C2 January 1977	23.4 °C	1,223 mm	103
1976	40.2 °C1 June 1976	6.6 °C8 January 1976	23.6 °C	1,230 mm	138
1975	40.9 °C12 May 1975	6.8 °C8 January 1975	23.2 °C	1,257 mm	108
1974	41.0 °C9 May 1974	5.8 °C18 January 1974	23.6 °C	943 mm	136
1973	42.3 °C7 May 1973	6.1 °C27 December 1973	23.7 °C	1,305 mm	113
1972	42.2 °C19 May 1972	6.7 °C10 February 1972	23.7 °C	1,126 mm	136
1971	39.1 °C3 May 1971	7.0 °C31 December 1971	22.2 °C	2,148 mm	88
1970	42.6 °C14 May 1970	7.9 °C24 January 1970	23.2 °C	1,423 mm	111
1969	39.8 °C26 May 1969	6.3 °C16 January 1969	23.6 °C	1,252 mm	130
1968	40.9 °C23 May 1968	4.5 °C29 December 1968	22.9 °C	1,708 mm	106
1967	41.6 °C2 June 1967	8.2 °C14 January 1967	23.5 °C	1,549 mm	124
1966	42.6 °C28 May 1966	6.4 °C22 January 1966	23.6 °C	1,344 mm	113
1965	41.1 °C18 May 1965	6.8 °C31 December 1965	23.3 °C	1,317 mm	107
1964	42.0 °C10 June 1964	6.9 °C17 December 1964	23.4 °C	1,376 mm	118
1963	40.7 °C25 May 1963	7.1 °C19 January 1963	23.2 °C	1,282 mm	117
1962	41.5 °C26 May 1962	5.7 °C18 January 1962	22.8 °C	1,444 mm	111
1961	41.5 °C19 May 1961	4.6 °C25 December 1961	22.8 °C	1,817 mm	111
1960	42.8 °C14 May 1960	6.7 °C26 January 1960	23.7 °C	1,440 mm	114
1959	42.6 °C23 May 1959	6.6 °C28 December 1959	23.6 °C	1,440 mm	117
1958	43.4 °C5 June 1958	8.5 °C1 February 1958	24.2 °C	1,722 mm	120
1957	43.4 °C29 May 1957	8.1 °C13 February 1957	24.0 °C	1,437 mm	118
1956	43.5 °C4 May 1956	6.7 °C8 February 1956	23.1 °C	1,641 mm	104
1955	43.3 °C4 June 1955	6.5 °C28 December 1955	23.7 °C	1,167 mm	122
1954	41.5 °C19 May 1954	5.9 °C28 January 1954	23.4 °C	1,212 mm	112
1953	36.1 °C31 May 1953	3.9 °C25 January 1953	21.4 °C	1,916 mm	69
1952	35.0 °C12 June 1952	5.9 °C30 December 1952	21.4 °C	1,858 mm	65
1951	38.9 °C14 May 1951	6.2 °C27 January 1951	21.8 °C	1,541 mm	66
1950	39.7 °C3 June 1950	5.1 °C12 February 1950	22.3 °C	1,721 mm	82
1949	35.0 °C22 June 1949	6.1 °C9 February 1949	21.5 °C	2,640 mm	55
1948	43.1 °C20 May 1948	7.1 °C16 December 1948	23.2 °C	1,470 mm	106
1947	43.4 °C1 June 1947	7.1 °C16 January 1947	23.5 °C	1,262 mm	109
1946	40.3 °C1 May 1946	5.7 °C23 December 1946	23.1 °C	1,543 mm	103
1945	43.0 °C14 June 1945	6.3 °C25 December 1945	23.0 °C	1,789 mm	119
1944	43.9 °C27 May 1944	8.4 °C16 January 1944	23.2 °C	1,342 mm	103
1943	40.1 °C23 May 1943	7.8 °C2 February 1943	22.4 °C	1,169 mm	94
1942	40.5 °C10 June 1942	7.8 °C24 January 1942	23.0 °C	1,185 mm	110
1941	41.7 °C29 May 1941	6.6 °C1 January 1941	22.7 °C	1,518 mm	113
1940	40.7 °C12 May 1940	6.5 °C5 January 1940	22.7 °C	1,033 mm	90

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.9 °C

+0.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

135 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1938 mm

+567 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.0 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-20 mm
Feb	28.7 °C	+2.8 °C	9 mm	-16 mm
Mar	32.4 °C	+1.5 °C	59 mm	+32 mm
Apr	34.8 °C	-0.4 °C	34 mm	+7 mm
May	33.5 °C	-2.9 °C	104 mm	+49 mm
Jun	31.0 °C	-1.7 °C	562 mm	+328 mm
Jul	28.3 °C	-0.2 °C	542 mm	+190 mm
Aug	28.7 °C	+0.5 °C	313 mm	-5 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.0 °C	256 mm	+43 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	+0.9 °C	59 mm	-17 mm
Nov	25.4 °C	+0.1 °C	1 mm	-14 mm
Dec	22.4 °C	-0.4 °C	0 mm	-10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.7 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

7.5 °C

28 Dec 2025

Wettest day

214.8 mm

19 Jun 2025

Windiest day

27.2 km/h

27 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

49.7 km/h

3 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.1 °C

14 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

5.7 °C

9 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.0 h

8 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ranchi?

Ranchi has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,371 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ranchi?

The hottest day measured in Ranchi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1944, reaching 43.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ranchi?

The coldest day measured in Ranchi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1953, at 3.9 °C.

Does it snow in Ranchi?

Almost never: Ranchi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ranchi warmed?

Yes: Ranchi warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ranchi?

The wettest day measured in Ranchi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1949, with 295 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ranchi?

The windiest day measured in Ranchi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1959, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ranchi?

The warmest month in Ranchi is May (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Ranchi?

Ranchi receives on average 1,371 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ranchi?

Ranchi gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ranchi?

Yes: Ranchi has on average 197 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ranchi?

In Ranchi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 12 February 1950.

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