Sasarām climate — normals and trends
Sasarām (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,117 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 (33.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sasarām averages 0 frost days, 219 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 111 rainy days per year.
Sasarām has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.06 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.3 °C (on 14 June 1945) and the coldest 2.8 °C (on 10 January 2003).
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
SasarāmBihar
- coords
- 24.95°, 84.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,117mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
17.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
219 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
111 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
213 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.5 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.06 · p = 0.029
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
47.3 °C
14 June 1945
Coldest day
2.8 °C
10 January 2003
Wettest day
222 mm
19 September 1994
Windiest day
41.1 km/h
28 July 1992
Strongest gust
84.6 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
51.1 °C
30 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.3 °C
10 January 2003
Sunniest day
13.0 h
16 May 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 | 21.7 °C | -1.4 °C | 1 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 33.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 21 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 37.2 °C | -3.0 °C | 38 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 36.5 °C | -1.1 °C | 161 mm | +18 mm |
| Jul | 32.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 387 mm | +67 mm |
| Aug | 31.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 376 mm | +93 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 239 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 189 mm | +132 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | -0.9 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | -3.0 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sasarām?
Sasarām has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 1,117 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sasarām?
The hottest day measured in Sasarām between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1945, reaching 47.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sasarām?
The coldest day measured in Sasarām between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2003, at 2.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sasarām?
Almost never: Sasarām sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sasarām warmed?
Yes: Sasarām warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sasarām?
The wettest day measured in Sasarām between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1994, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sasarām?
The windiest day measured in Sasarām between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1992, with winds reaching 41.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sasarām?
The warmest month in Sasarām is May (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sasarām?
Sasarām receives on average 1,117 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 111 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sasarām?
Sasarām gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sasarām?
Yes: Sasarām has on average 213 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sasarām?
In Sasarām, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.1 °C on 30 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 10 January 2003.
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