Hazāribāgh climate

Hazāribāgh is warmest in May, with average highs of 36 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 9.1 °C. July is the wettest month (322 mm) and December the driest (8.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Hazāribāgh averages 1,232 mm of rain and 262 days above 25 °C.

India · population 153,595 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 15°
  2. Feb 18°
  3. Mar 23°
  4. Apr 28°
  5. May 30°
  6. Jun 28°
  7. Jul 25°
  8. Aug 25°
  9. Sep 25°
  10. Oct 23°
  11. Nov 19°
  12. Dec 15°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

  • Warmest month May 36 °C
  • Coldest month January 9.1 °C
  • Driest month December 8 mm
  • Wettest month July 322 mm
  • Least cloud December 19 % cloud
  • Hottest on record June 42 °C
  • Coldest on record January 3.6 °C

What to expectHazāribāgh through the year

Hazāribāgh has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 21 °C in January to 36 °C in May, a swing of 15 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 262 days a year reach 25 °C, 107 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 322 mm against 8 mm in December — 39 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 21.0 °C 18 mm 21 %
February 24.8 °C 17 mm 19 %
March 30.0 °C 18 mm 20 %
April 34.8 °C 18 mm 22 %
May 36.0 °C 45 mm 26 %
June 32.6 °C 225 mm 69 %
July 28.6 °C 322 mm 92 %
August 28.1 °C 280 mm 92 %
September 28.0 °C 196 mm 76 %
October 27.1 °C 73 mm 37 %
November 24.5 °C 11 mm 20 %
December 21.5 °C 8 mm 19 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 21.0 °C9.1 °C14.7 °C27.6 °C3.6 °C100
February 24.8 °C12.2 °C18.3 °C32.8 °C4.8 °C1310
March 30.0 °C16.5 °C23.2 °C38.0 °C9.8 °C29160
April 34.8 °C20.7 °C27.9 °C41.6 °C14.2 °C30290
May 36.0 °C23.5 °C29.7 °C41.6 °C18.4 °C31300
June 32.6 °C24.4 °C28.0 °C41.8 °C21.7 °C29210
July 28.6 °C23.2 °C25.4 °C35.2 °C21.6 °C3060
August 28.1 °C22.8 °C25.0 °C31.4 °C21.1 °C3020
September 28.0 °C22.0 °C24.5 °C31.5 °C16.0 °C2820
October 27.1 °C18.7 °C22.6 °C30.9 °C12.1 °C2900
November 24.5 °C13.9 °C18.9 °C28.5 °C7.5 °C1100
December 21.5 °C9.9 °C15.4 °C27.6 °C4.8 °C000

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 18 mm311 h/day21 %67 %13 km/h
February 17 mm311 h/day19 %58 %14 km/h
March 18 mm412 h/day20 %45 %16 km/h
April 18 mm413 h/day22 %40 %17 km/h
May 45 mm813 h/day26 %49 %16 km/h
June 225 mm1914 h/day69 %70 %16 km/h
July 322 mm2713 h/day92 %86 %15 km/h
August 280 mm2713 h/day92 %87 %14 km/h
September 196 mm2212 h/day76 %86 %13 km/h
October 73 mm912 h/day37 %78 %10 km/h
November 11 mm211 h/day20 %70 %10 km/h
December 8 mm111 h/day19 %69 %11 km/h

How Hazāribāgh compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Hazāribāgh 36 °C 9.1 °C 1,232 mm 262
Ranchi · India 36 °C 9.9 °C 1,325 mm 276
Bokāro · India 38 °C 10.0 °C 1,233 mm 314
Gaya · India 39 °C 9.8 °C 1,040 mm 303
Dhanbad · India 37 °C 10 °C 1,237 mm 309

Where Hazāribāgh ranks

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QuestionsCommon questions about Hazāribāgh’s climate

When is the best time to visit Hazāribāgh?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, October, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, May is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Hazāribāgh get?

In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 36 °C. About 107 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 9.1 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Hazāribāgh?

July, averaging 322 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is December with 8 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,232 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Hazāribāgh rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
23.992°, 85.362° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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