Sonepur climate — normals and trends
Sonepur (India) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,352 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 (33.7 °C on average) and the coldest is December (20.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sonepur averages 0 frost days, 226 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 121 rainy days per year.
Sonepur 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 46.9 °C (on 20 May 1948) and the coldest 8.7 °C (on 7 January 2011).
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
SonepurOdisha
- coords
- 20.83°, 83.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,352mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
13.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
226 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
121 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
249 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.38 · 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
46.9 °C
20 May 1948
Coldest day
8.7 °C
7 January 2011
Wettest day
219 mm
7 August 1982
Windiest day
69.9 km/h
25 May 1992
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
13 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
19 May 1978
Coldest feels-like
6.6 °C
2 January 1946
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 | 29.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 36.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 14 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 14 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | -2.9 °C | 176 mm | +143 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | -2.1 °C | 179 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 361 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 207 mm | -139 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 295 mm | +81 mm |
| Oct | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 103 mm | +28 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 26.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sonepur?
Sonepur has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 1,352 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sonepur?
The hottest day measured in Sonepur between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 1948, reaching 46.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sonepur?
The coldest day measured in Sonepur between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2011, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sonepur?
Almost never: Sonepur sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sonepur warmed?
Yes: Sonepur warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sonepur?
The wettest day measured in Sonepur between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1982, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sonepur?
The windiest day measured in Sonepur between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1992, with winds reaching 69.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sonepur?
The warmest month in Sonepur is May (33.7 °C on average); the coldest is December (20.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sonepur?
Sonepur receives on average 1,352 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 121 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sonepur?
Sonepur gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sonepur?
Yes: Sonepur has on average 249 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sonepur?
In Sonepur, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 19 May 1978, and the lowest was 6.6 °C on 2 January 1946.
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