Rourkela climate — normals and trends
Rourkela (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,397 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Rourkela averages 0 frost days, 201 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Rourkela has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.6 °C (on 19 May 2002) and the coldest 4.8 °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
RourkelaOdisha
- coords
- 22.22°, 84.86°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,397mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
13.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
201 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
45.6 °C
19 May 2002
Coldest day
4.8 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
255 mm
10 September 1956
Windiest day
39.3 km/h
10 September 1972
Strongest gust
99.0 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
49.8 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 June 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 | 27.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Feb | 32.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 12 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 35.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 68 mm | +35 mm |
| Apr | 36.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 40 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 35.8 °C | -2.8 °C | 74 mm | +22 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | -1.3 °C | 440 mm | +194 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 550 mm | +184 mm |
| Aug | 31.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 257 mm | -55 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 272 mm | +67 mm |
| Oct | 31.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 87 mm | +19 mm |
| Nov | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rourkela?
Rourkela has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,397 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rourkela?
The hottest day measured in Rourkela between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2002, reaching 45.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rourkela?
The coldest day measured in Rourkela between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 4.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rourkela?
Almost never: Rourkela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rourkela warmed?
Yes: Rourkela warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rourkela?
The wettest day measured in Rourkela between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1956, with 255 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rourkela?
The windiest day measured in Rourkela between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1972, with winds reaching 39.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rourkela?
The warmest month in Rourkela is May (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Rourkela?
Rourkela receives on average 1,397 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rourkela?
Rourkela gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rourkela?
Yes: Rourkela has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rourkela?
In Rourkela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.8 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 29 December 1968.
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