Sheohar climate — normals and trends
Sheohar (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,328 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 (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sheohar averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Sheohar has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.7 °C (on 26 May 1957) and the coldest 3.4 °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
SheoharBihar
- coords
- 26.51°, 85.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.3°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,328mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
15.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
46.7 °C
26 May 1957
Coldest day
3.4 °C
9 January 2013
Wettest day
230 mm
26 September 2011
Windiest day
46.7 km/h
4 September 1967
Strongest gust
86.8 km/h
12 October 1973
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
21 May 1978
Coldest feels-like
0.3 °C
31 January 1964
Sunniest day
13.0 h
19 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.6 °C | -1.4 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 26.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 9 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 34.7 °C | -2.3 °C | 100 mm | +72 mm |
| May | 35.5 °C | -1.8 °C | 40 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 136 mm | -63 mm |
| Jul | 34.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 120 mm | -249 mm |
| Aug | 33.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 432 mm | +131 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 266 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 220 mm | +150 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 22.6 °C | -2.2 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sheohar?
Sheohar has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.3 °C and it receives 1,328 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sheohar?
The hottest day measured in Sheohar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1957, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sheohar?
The coldest day measured in Sheohar between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 2013, at 3.4 °C.
Does it snow in Sheohar?
Almost never: Sheohar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sheohar warmed?
Yes: Sheohar warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sheohar?
The wettest day measured in Sheohar between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 2011, with 230 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sheohar?
The windiest day measured in Sheohar between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1967, with winds reaching 46.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sheohar?
The warmest month in Sheohar is May (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Sheohar?
Sheohar receives on average 1,328 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sheohar?
Sheohar gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sheohar?
Yes: Sheohar has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sheohar?
In Sheohar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 21 May 1978, and the lowest was 0.3 °C on 31 January 1964.
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