Silapathar climate — normals and trends
Silapathar (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 3,075 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 August (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Silapathar averages 0 frost days, 104 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Silapathar has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.1 °C (on 25 May 2024) and the coldest 4.5 °C (on 28 December 1961).
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
SilapatharAssam
- coords
- 27.59°, 94.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
3,075mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
7.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
104 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.5 °C
Average peak gust
20.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
194 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.1 °C
25 May 2024
Coldest day
4.5 °C
28 December 1961
Wettest day
172 mm
17 August 1969
Windiest day
24.4 km/h
7 June 1946
Strongest gust
68.8 km/h
8 May 1957
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
23 September 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.3 °C
28 December 1961
Sunniest day
13.3 h
6 July 1979
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 35 mm | +12 mm |
| Feb | 23.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 57 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 81 mm | -74 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 351 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 351 mm | -112 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 299 mm | -205 mm |
| Jul | 33.4 °C | +3.0 °C | 236 mm | -277 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 295 mm | -152 mm |
| Sep | 33.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 282 mm | -62 mm |
| Oct | 30.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 119 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 28 mm | +5 mm |
| Dec | 24.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Silapathar?
Silapathar has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 3,075 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Silapathar?
The hottest day measured in Silapathar between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2024, reaching 38.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Silapathar?
The coldest day measured in Silapathar between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1961, at 4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Silapathar?
Almost never: Silapathar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Silapathar warmed?
Yes: Silapathar warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Silapathar?
The wettest day measured in Silapathar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1969, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Silapathar?
The windiest day measured in Silapathar between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1946, with winds reaching 24.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Silapathar?
The warmest month in Silapathar is August (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Silapathar?
Silapathar receives on average 3,075 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Silapathar?
Silapathar gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Silapathar?
Yes: Silapathar has on average 194 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Silapathar?
In Silapathar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 23 September 2024, and the lowest was 2.3 °C on 28 December 1961.
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