Serampore climate — normals and trends
Serampore (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,573 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 (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Serampore averages 0 frost days, 229 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 156 rainy days per year.
Serampore has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.6 °C (on 14 May 1957) and the coldest 7.0 °C (on 23 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
SeramporeWest Bengal
- coords
- 22.75°, 88.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,573mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
229 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
156 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
25.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
246 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
14 May 1957
Coldest day
7.0 °C
23 January 2003
Wettest day
164 mm
26 October 2013
Windiest day
50.4 km/h
20 May 2020
Strongest gust
100.4 km/h
20 May 2020
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
19 May 2002
Coldest feels-like
4.8 °C
18 January 1962
Sunniest day
12.8 h
27 June 1954
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 21 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 33.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 8 mm | -32 mm |
| Apr | 34.5 °C | -1.5 °C | 105 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 34.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 119 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 426 mm | +177 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 566 mm | +237 mm |
| Aug | 31.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 288 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 272 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 124 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 25.0 °C | -1.1 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Serampore?
Serampore has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,573 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Serampore?
The hottest day measured in Serampore between 1940 and 2025 was 14 May 1957, reaching 45.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Serampore?
The coldest day measured in Serampore between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 2003, at 7.0 °C.
Does it snow in Serampore?
Almost never: Serampore sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Serampore warmed?
Yes: Serampore warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Serampore?
The wettest day measured in Serampore between 1940 and 2025 was 26 October 2013, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Serampore?
The windiest day measured in Serampore between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2020, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Serampore?
The warmest month in Serampore is May (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Serampore?
Serampore receives on average 1,573 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 156 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Serampore?
Serampore gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Serampore?
Yes: Serampore has on average 246 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Serampore?
In Serampore, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 19 May 2002, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 18 January 1962.
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