Shāhganj climate — normals and trends
Shāhganj (India) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,083 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 (33.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shāhganj averages 0 frost days, 225 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Shāhganj has warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.05 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 47.1 °C (on 8 June 1966) and the coldest 3.3 °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
ShāhganjUttar Pradesh
- coords
- 26.05°, 82.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,083mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
225 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 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 = 0.025
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
47.1 °C
8 June 1966
Coldest day
3.3 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
203 mm
30 July 1973
Windiest day
46.3 km/h
20 September 1980
Strongest gust
89.3 km/h
20 September 1980
Hottest feels-like
51.5 °C
29 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
0.2 °C
9 January 2013
Sunniest day
13.0 h
2 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20.7 °C | -1.7 °C | 2 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 27.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| Mar | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 37.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 15 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 37.2 °C | -2.5 °C | 35 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 36.6 °C | -1.0 °C | 125 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 33.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 238 mm | -79 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 352 mm | +77 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 192 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 207 mm | +151 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 21.5 °C | -2.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shāhganj?
Shāhganj has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,083 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shāhganj?
The hottest day measured in Shāhganj between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1966, reaching 47.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shāhganj?
The coldest day measured in Shāhganj between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 3.3 °C.
Does it snow in Shāhganj?
Almost never: Shāhganj sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shāhganj warmed?
Yes: Shāhganj warmed by +0.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shāhganj?
The wettest day measured in Shāhganj between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1973, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shāhganj?
The windiest day measured in Shāhganj between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 1980, with winds reaching 46.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shāhganj?
The warmest month in Shāhganj is May (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Shāhganj?
Shāhganj receives on average 1,083 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shāhganj?
Shāhganj gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shāhganj?
Yes: Shāhganj has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shāhganj?
In Shāhganj, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 51.5 °C on 29 May 2024, and the lowest was 0.2 °C on 9 January 2013.
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