Saharsa climate — normals and trends
Saharsa (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,359 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 (30.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Saharsa averages 0 frost days, 223 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.
Saharsa has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.6 °C (on 7 June 1964) and the coldest 3.6 °C (on 9 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
SaharsaBihar
- coords
- 25.87°, 86.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
30.9°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,359mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
223 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
133 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.8 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
222 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
46.6 °C
7 June 1964
Coldest day
3.6 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
270 mm
21 September 2000
Windiest day
47.4 km/h
10 November 1995
Strongest gust
91.1 km/h
10 November 1995
Hottest feels-like
49.1 °C
13 June 1964
Coldest feels-like
1.0 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.1 h
4 June 1958
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.4 °C | -1.0 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 10 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 34.3 °C | -2.3 °C | 78 mm | +45 mm |
| May | 34.3 °C | -2.0 °C | 152 mm | +77 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | +0.1 °C | 123 mm | -90 mm |
| Jul | 33.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 246 mm | -99 mm |
| Aug | 32.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 324 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 236 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 372 mm | +282 mm |
| Nov | 28.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 22.7 °C | -2.3 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saharsa?
Saharsa has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,359 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saharsa?
The hottest day measured in Saharsa between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1964, reaching 46.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saharsa?
The coldest day measured in Saharsa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 3.6 °C.
Does it snow in Saharsa?
Almost never: Saharsa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saharsa warmed?
Yes: Saharsa warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saharsa?
The wettest day measured in Saharsa between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 2000, with 270 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saharsa?
The windiest day measured in Saharsa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1995, with winds reaching 47.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saharsa?
The warmest month in Saharsa is May (30.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Saharsa?
Saharsa receives on average 1,359 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saharsa?
Saharsa gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saharsa?
Yes: Saharsa has on average 222 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saharsa?
In Saharsa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.1 °C on 13 June 1964, and the lowest was 1.0 °C on 9 January 2013.
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