Raniganj climate — normals and trends
Raniganj (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,372 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Raniganj averages 0 frost days, 222 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 143 rainy days per year.
Raniganj has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.9 °C (on 29 May 1957) and the coldest 5.7 °C (on 10 January 2013).
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
RaniganjWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.62°, 87.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,372mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
13.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
222 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
143 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
23.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
228 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.19 · 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
47.9 °C
29 May 1957
Coldest day
5.7 °C
10 January 2013
Wettest day
194 mm
27 August 1980
Windiest day
42.5 km/h
25 May 2009
Strongest gust
97.6 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.4 °C
19 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
3.4 °C
31 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
14 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 | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 29.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 22 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 33.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 19 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 36.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 46 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | -1.4 °C | 110 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 346 mm | +114 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | -0.4 °C | 518 mm | +222 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 337 mm | +63 mm |
| Sep | 32.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 297 mm | +72 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | 24.0 °C | -1.3 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Raniganj?
Raniganj has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,372 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Raniganj?
The hottest day measured in Raniganj between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1957, reaching 47.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Raniganj?
The coldest day measured in Raniganj between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, at 5.7 °C.
Does it snow in Raniganj?
Almost never: Raniganj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Raniganj warmed?
Yes: Raniganj warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Raniganj?
The wettest day measured in Raniganj between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1980, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Raniganj?
The windiest day measured in Raniganj between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2009, with winds reaching 42.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Raniganj?
The warmest month in Raniganj is May (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Raniganj?
Raniganj receives on average 1,372 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 143 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Raniganj?
Raniganj gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Raniganj?
Yes: Raniganj has on average 228 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Raniganj?
In Raniganj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.4 °C on 19 May 2002, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 31 January 1964.
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