Silchar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Silchar?

Silchar has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,876 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Silchar?

The hottest day measured in Silchar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1960, reaching 40.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Silchar?

The coldest day measured in Silchar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1962, at 5.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Silchar?

Almost never: Silchar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Silchar warmed?

Yes: Silchar warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Silchar?

The wettest day measured in Silchar between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1945, with 321 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Silchar?

The windiest day measured in Silchar between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1966, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Silchar?

The warmest month in Silchar is August (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Silchar?

Silchar receives on average 2,876 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Silchar?

Silchar gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Silchar (India) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,876 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Silchar averages 0 frost days, 174 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.

Silchar has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.5 °C (on 30 April 1960) and the coldest 5.5 °C (on 17 January 1962).

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

SilcharAssam

coords: 24.83°, 92.80°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CwaHumid subtropical, dry winterWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.3°C

Average daily high

29.3°C

Average daily low

20.1°C

Annual rainfall

2,876mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

7.5km/h

Seasonal range

10.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

174 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

201 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

33.7 °C

Average feels-like low

23.3 °C

Average peak gust

23.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

213 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.5 °C

30 April 1960

Coldest day

5.5 °C

17 January 1962

Wettest day

321 mm

14 June 1945

Windiest day

35.9 km/h

1 October 1966

Strongest gust

87.5 km/h

1 October 1966

Hottest feels-like

47.4 °C

20 September 2024

Coldest feels-like

3.7 °C

17 January 1962

Sunniest day

13.1 h

19 June 1953

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.2 °C26 September 2025	11.7 °C10 February 2025	25.7 °C	2,382 mm	238
2024	38.9 °C26 July 2024	10.2 °C18 January 2024	25.5 °C	2,921 mm	214
2023	38.4 °C9 May 2023	8.5 °C19 January 2023	26.0 °C	1,927 mm	245
2022	37.5 °C13 July 2022	10.1 °C29 January 2022	25.5 °C	2,214 mm	240
2021	38.4 °C26 April 2021	10.0 °C1 February 2021	25.7 °C	1,918 mm	247
2020	37.6 °C14 April 2020	9.1 °C3 February 2020	25.3 °C	2,227 mm	232
2019	37.6 °C5 August 2019	10.4 °C20 January 2019	25.3 °C	2,480 mm	219
2018	38.6 °C20 July 2018	8.0 °C9 January 2018	24.9 °C	2,615 mm	211
2017	37.1 °C17 July 2017	8.4 °C14 January 2017	25.2 °C	3,424 mm	202
2016	36.7 °C3 August 2016	9.2 °C26 January 2016	25.3 °C	3,222 mm	214
2015	37.5 °C18 September 2015	8.7 °C24 December 2015	25.0 °C	2,794 mm	209
2014	37.3 °C24 April 2014	8.7 °C8 January 2014	25.0 °C	1,961 mm	221
2013	37.8 °C12 June 2013	5.8 °C10 January 2013	24.8 °C	2,632 mm	225
2012	37.3 °C8 September 2012	8.5 °C24 January 2012	24.4 °C	3,078 mm	198
2011	37.2 °C12 September 2011	7.7 °C19 January 2011	24.8 °C	2,528 mm	224
2010	36.6 °C5 August 2010	8.4 °C6 February 2010	24.9 °C	3,231 mm	202
2009	37.3 °C20 July 2009	9.1 °C29 December 2009	25.1 °C	2,260 mm	227
2008	37.1 °C12 May 2008	8.8 °C3 February 2008	24.7 °C	2,336 mm	203
2007	37.0 °C5 May 2007	7.9 °C16 January 2007	24.5 °C	2,683 mm	180
2006	38.3 °C16 August 2006	8.8 °C24 January 2006	25.1 °C	1,952 mm	213
2005	37.0 °C15 September 2005	9.2 °C14 January 2005	24.7 °C	2,128 mm	181
2004	35.8 °C6 May 2004	8.1 °C5 February 2004	24.4 °C	3,346 mm	175
2003	35.6 °C5 August 2003	7.1 °C23 January 2003	24.5 °C	2,877 mm	187
2002	36.3 °C17 May 2002	8.5 °C26 January 2002	24.5 °C	2,932 mm	177
2001	36.2 °C8 July 2001	8.0 °C11 January 2001	24.4 °C	3,033 mm	183
2000	35.9 °C13 May 2000	9.0 °C4 January 2000	24.0 °C	2,915 mm	166
1999	37.5 °C10 June 1999	9.7 °C31 December 1999	25.0 °C	2,891 mm	215
1998	35.1 °C18 May 1998	9.4 °C3 January 1998	24.5 °C	3,476 mm	173
1997	36.4 °C27 August 1997	7.3 °C26 January 1997	23.8 °C	2,834 mm	170
1996	35.7 °C15 September 1996	8.2 °C20 January 1996	24.4 °C	3,288 mm	173
1995	36.0 °C16 September 1995	7.7 °C4 January 1995	24.5 °C	2,884 mm	196
1994	36.1 °C15 July 1994	9.2 °C18 January 1994	24.3 °C	2,723 mm	175
1993	35.1 °C13 July 1993	7.2 °C21 January 1993	23.8 °C	3,794 mm	137
1992	36.1 °C17 June 1992	8.9 °C3 January 1992	24.0 °C	2,590 mm	173
1991	37.7 °C20 August 1991	7.3 °C22 January 1991	24.0 °C	2,864 mm	150
1990	35.8 °C19 August 1990	8.4 °C1 January 1990	24.2 °C	2,868 mm	160
1989	35.9 °C11 June 1989	6.0 °C13 January 1989	24.0 °C	2,824 mm	169
1988	36.0 °C19 September 1988	6.8 °C28 January 1988	24.4 °C	3,171 mm	140
1987	34.8 °C18 July 1987	8.9 °C3 January 1987	24.3 °C	2,472 mm	164
1986	36.3 °C10 August 1986	9.2 °C24 January 1986	24.1 °C	2,533 mm	166
1985	34.6 °C18 May 1985	8.3 °C15 January 1985	24.0 °C	2,743 mm	157
1984	37.2 °C22 April 1984	7.2 °C19 January 1984	24.0 °C	3,093 mm	169
1983	34.8 °C28 May 1983	6.5 °C6 February 1983	23.5 °C	3,797 mm	145
1982	36.1 °C23 May 1982	9.3 °C2 January 1982	23.9 °C	2,505 mm	164
1981	35.2 °C14 August 1981	8.4 °C10 January 1981	24.0 °C	2,509 mm	161
1980	36.1 °C1 July 1980	7.8 °C8 February 1980	23.9 °C	3,371 mm	169
1979	36.8 °C13 August 1979	7.6 °C16 January 1979	24.3 °C	2,747 mm	162
1978	35.9 °C16 May 1978	6.3 °C5 January 1978	23.7 °C	2,902 mm	170
1977	36.0 °C10 September 1977	5.8 °C30 January 1977	23.6 °C	3,044 mm	134
1976	34.3 °C20 June 1976	7.5 °C22 January 1976	23.5 °C	3,528 mm	158
1975	35.3 °C31 March 1975	7.2 °C21 January 1975	23.8 °C	3,021 mm	169
1974	35.2 °C24 May 1974	6.9 °C7 February 1974	23.7 °C	3,023 mm	145
1973	37.2 °C4 April 1973	8.2 °C25 January 1973	24.2 °C	3,505 mm	162
1972	36.6 °C13 July 1972	7.5 °C8 February 1972	23.9 °C	3,145 mm	154
1971	35.3 °C27 March 1971	7.5 °C2 February 1971	23.7 °C	2,728 mm	151
1970	36.4 °C14 June 1970	7.0 °C9 January 1970	23.8 °C	2,942 mm	151
1969	35.6 °C30 July 1969	6.2 °C17 January 1969	24.1 °C	2,577 mm	195
1968	35.8 °C28 July 1968	5.8 °C3 February 1968	23.6 °C	3,555 mm	143
1967	35.3 °C30 July 1967	6.0 °C31 January 1967	23.6 °C	3,647 mm	139
1966	35.8 °C4 May 1966	9.3 °C30 December 1966	23.9 °C	3,317 mm	142
1965	34.7 °C11 June 1965	8.8 °C10 January 1965	23.8 °C	3,192 mm	132
1964	35.5 °C28 May 1964	7.0 °C20 January 1964	24.1 °C	3,222 mm	170
1963	37.0 °C30 March 1963	7.9 °C3 January 1963	24.1 °C	3,494 mm	166
1962	37.1 °C31 March 1962	5.5 °C17 January 1962	23.9 °C	3,012 mm	167
1961	36.7 °C28 May 1961	6.5 °C16 February 1961	23.9 °C	3,024 mm	165
1960	40.5 °C30 April 1960	7.7 °C26 January 1960	24.7 °C	2,822 mm	193
1959	35.5 °C27 June 1959	8.6 °C2 February 1959	23.6 °C	3,575 mm	141
1958	36.0 °C29 March 1958	8.2 °C11 February 1958	24.3 °C	3,476 mm	161
1957	39.5 °C13 April 1957	8.0 °C16 February 1957	24.2 °C	2,335 mm	187
1956	37.5 °C17 April 1956	8.4 °C25 January 1956	24.1 °C	3,336 mm	166
1955	36.5 °C12 March 1955	8.8 °C5 January 1955	24.2 °C	2,767 mm	178
1954	37.0 °C22 March 1954	7.5 °C25 January 1954	24.1 °C	2,915 mm	140
1953	36.2 °C19 June 1953	7.9 °C26 January 1953	23.6 °C	2,947 mm	120
1952	36.3 °C14 April 1952	8.7 °C30 December 1952	23.9 °C	2,737 mm	157
1951	35.4 °C23 July 1951	9.3 °C25 January 1951	23.8 °C	3,304 mm	124
1950	35.4 °C26 July 1950	7.3 °C14 February 1950	23.9 °C	3,031 mm	129
1949	34.5 °C20 September 1949	8.9 °C1 January 1949	23.6 °C	3,642 mm	117
1948	36.2 °C12 April 1948	10.0 °C28 December 1948	24.2 °C	2,742 mm	170
1947	38.0 °C3 April 1947	9.1 °C16 January 1947	24.6 °C	3,163 mm	165
1946	37.6 °C20 March 1946	10.4 °C2 January 1946	24.3 °C	2,403 mm	179
1945	36.2 °C3 May 1945	8.6 °C16 February 1945	24.1 °C	2,856 mm	161
1944	36.4 °C23 March 1944	9.3 °C21 January 1944	24.2 °C	2,061 mm	174
1943	36.3 °C29 May 1943	8.9 °C3 February 1943	23.6 °C	1,893 mm	127
1942	37.8 °C19 April 1942	9.9 °C4 January 1942	24.0 °C	2,838 mm	147
1941	34.8 °C8 July 1941	8.9 °C12 January 1941	23.6 °C	2,522 mm	130
1940	34.8 °C30 June 1940	9.9 °C23 January 1940	23.5 °C	3,122 mm	137

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.0 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

238 d/yr

+64

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2382 mm

-494 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.5 °C	+1.8 °C	8 mm	-6 mm
Feb	28.8 °C	+1.9 °C	20 mm	-28 mm
Mar	30.9 °C	+0.9 °C	112 mm	-41 mm
Apr	31.8 °C	+1.0 °C	149 mm	-124 mm
May	32.0 °C	+1.1 °C	383 mm	-45 mm
Jun	32.9 °C	+1.7 °C	463 mm	-71 mm
Jul	33.4 °C	+2.2 °C	418 mm	-66 mm
Aug	32.3 °C	+1.0 °C	317 mm	-93 mm
Sep	33.6 °C	+2.4 °C	314 mm	+16 mm
Oct	33.1 °C	+2.7 °C	165 mm	-13 mm
Nov	30.1 °C	+2.0 °C	32 mm	-9 mm
Dec	26.8 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.2 °C

26 Sep 2025

Coldest day

11.7 °C

10 Feb 2025

Wettest day

84.6 mm

30 May 2025

Windiest day

19.1 km/h

30 May 2025

Strongest gust

54.7 km/h

30 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.4 °C

10 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.8 h

8 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Silchar?

Silchar has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 2,876 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Silchar?

The hottest day measured in Silchar between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 1960, reaching 40.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Silchar?

The coldest day measured in Silchar between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1962, at 5.5 °C.

Does it snow in Silchar?

Almost never: Silchar sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Silchar warmed?

Yes: Silchar warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Silchar?

The wettest day measured in Silchar between 1940 and 2025 was 14 June 1945, with 321 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Silchar?

The windiest day measured in Silchar between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1966, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Silchar?

The warmest month in Silchar is August (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Silchar?

Silchar receives on average 2,876 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Silchar?

Silchar gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Silchar?

Yes: Silchar has on average 213 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Silchar?

In Silchar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.4 °C on 20 September 2024, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 17 January 1962.

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