Sainthia climate — normals and trends
Sainthia (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,414 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 (30.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sainthia averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 149 rainy days per year.
Sainthia has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °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 5.0 °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
SainthiaWest Bengal
- coords
- 23.95°, 87.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,414mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
12.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
149 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
232 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
5.0 °C
10 January 2013
Wettest day
166 mm
20 June 2014
Windiest day
41.7 km/h
25 May 2009
Strongest gust
95.8 km/h
25 May 2009
Hottest feels-like
49.6 °C
15 June 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
10 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
8 June 1972
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Feb | 28.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 20 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 33.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 21 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | -1.7 °C | 99 mm | +40 mm |
| May | 35.2 °C | -1.3 °C | 171 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | -0.5 °C | 188 mm | -48 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 440 mm | +137 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 271 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 247 mm | +18 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 99 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 23.8 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sainthia?
Sainthia has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,414 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sainthia?
The hottest day measured in Sainthia between 1940 and 2025 was 29 May 1957, reaching 47.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sainthia?
The coldest day measured in Sainthia between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2013, at 5.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sainthia?
Almost never: Sainthia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sainthia warmed?
Yes: Sainthia warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sainthia?
The wettest day measured in Sainthia between 1940 and 2025 was 20 June 2014, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sainthia?
The windiest day measured in Sainthia between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2009, with winds reaching 41.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sainthia?
The warmest month in Sainthia is May (30.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Sainthia?
Sainthia receives on average 1,414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 149 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sainthia?
Sainthia gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sainthia?
Yes: Sainthia has on average 232 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sainthia?
In Sainthia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.6 °C on 15 June 2024, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 10 January 2013.
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