Sambalpur climate — normals and trends
Sambalpur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,489 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 (33.1 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sambalpur averages 0 frost days, 213 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Sambalpur has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.4 °C (on 20 May 1948) and the coldest 6.0 °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
SambalpurOdisha
- coords
- 21.47°, 83.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,489mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
12.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
213 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
249 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
46.4 °C
20 May 1948
Coldest day
6.0 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
330 mm
8 July 1994
Windiest day
45.3 km/h
13 October 2013
Strongest gust
99.7 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
50.3 °C
22 May 1960
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
1 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 | 28.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 33.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 1 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 36.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 31 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 38.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 8 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | -3.1 °C | 120 mm | +87 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | -2.1 °C | 369 mm | +123 mm |
| Jul | 29.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 524 mm | +104 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 310 mm | -64 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 399 mm | +169 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 125 mm | +52 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Dec | 26.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sambalpur?
Sambalpur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,489 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sambalpur?
The hottest day measured in Sambalpur between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1948, reaching 46.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sambalpur?
The coldest day measured in Sambalpur between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sambalpur?
Almost never: Sambalpur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sambalpur warmed?
Yes: Sambalpur warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sambalpur?
The wettest day measured in Sambalpur between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1994, with 330 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sambalpur?
The windiest day measured in Sambalpur between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2013, with winds reaching 45.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sambalpur?
The warmest month in Sambalpur is May (33.1 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sambalpur?
Sambalpur receives on average 1,489 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sambalpur?
Sambalpur gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sambalpur?
Yes: Sambalpur has on average 249 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sambalpur?
In Sambalpur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 50.3 °C on 22 May 1960, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 29 December 1968.
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