Simdega climate — normals and trends
Simdega (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,421 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 (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Simdega averages 0 frost days, 180 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 134 rainy days per year.
Simdega has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.3 °C (on 21 May 1948) and the coldest 4.7 °C (on 29 December 1968).
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
SimdegaJharkhand
- coords
- 22.62°, 84.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.1°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,421mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
180 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
134 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.40 · 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
45.3 °C
21 May 1948
Coldest day
4.7 °C
29 December 1968
Wettest day
229 mm
4 August 1965
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
13 October 2013
Strongest gust
97.2 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
31 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
29 December 1968
Sunniest day
13.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 32.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 36.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 44 mm | +21 mm |
| Apr | 37.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 42 mm | +18 mm |
| May | 35.7 °C | -2.8 °C | 91 mm | +46 mm |
| Jun | 32.4 °C | -1.7 °C | 357 mm | +103 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 635 mm | +244 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 249 mm | -93 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 285 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 98 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Simdega?
Simdega has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.1 °C and it receives 1,421 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Simdega?
The hottest day measured in Simdega between 1940 and 2025 was 21 May 1948, reaching 45.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Simdega?
The coldest day measured in Simdega between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1968, at 4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Simdega?
Almost never: Simdega sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Simdega warmed?
Yes: Simdega warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Simdega?
The wettest day measured in Simdega between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1965, with 229 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Simdega?
The windiest day measured in Simdega between 1940 and 2025 was 13 October 2013, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Simdega?
The warmest month in Simdega is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Simdega?
Simdega receives on average 1,421 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 134 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Simdega?
Simdega gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Simdega?
Yes: Simdega has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Simdega?
In Simdega, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 31 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 29 December 1968.
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