Munger climate

Munger is warmest in May, with average highs of 36 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 11 °C. July is the wettest month (307 mm) and November the driest (6.2 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Munger averages 1,256 mm of rain and 299 days above 25 °C.

India · population 213,303 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 16°
  2. Feb 20°
  3. Mar 25°
  4. Apr 29°
  5. May 31°
  6. Jun 30°
  7. Jul 29°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 28°
  10. Oct 26°
  11. Nov 22°
  12. Dec 18°

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

What to expectMunger through the year

Munger has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 22 °C in January to 36 °C in May, a swing of 14 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 299 days a year reach 25 °C, 205 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C, in June.

Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 307 mm against 6 mm in November — 50 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 22.0 °C 17 mm 21 %
February 25.8 °C 16 mm 19 %
March 31.8 °C 20 mm 20 %
April 36.1 °C 22 mm 25 %
May 36.2 °C 73 mm 34 %
June 34.1 °C 197 mm 68 %
July 31.7 °C 307 mm 90 %
August 31.6 °C 271 mm 89 %
September 31.0 °C 241 mm 73 %
October 30.2 °C 79 mm 33 %
November 27.6 °C 6 mm 17 %
December 23.7 °C 7 mm 18 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January22.0 °C11.1 °C16.3 °C28.1 °C6.2 °C200
February25.8 °C13.8 °C19.7 °C35.3 °C7.8 °C1720
March31.8 °C18.6 °C25.3 °C40.4 °C11.7 °C31220
April36.1 °C22.9 °C29.5 °C42.7 °C16.3 °C30290
May36.2 °C25.1 °C30.5 °C44.1 °C20.4 °C31300
June34.1 °C26.3 °C29.9 °C44.2 °C22.6 °C30280
July31.7 °C26.1 °C28.5 °C38.1 °C24.1 °C31270
August31.6 °C26.0 °C28.3 °C36.2 °C24.0 °C31260
September31.0 °C25.2 °C27.7 °C35.0 °C20.4 °C30230
October30.2 °C22.2 °C26.0 °C33.7 °C16.6 °C30170
November27.6 °C17.1 °C22.2 °C32.2 °C11.1 °C2820
December23.7 °C12.8 °C18.0 °C29.6 °C7.5 °C800

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January17 mm211 h/day21 %73 %12 km/h
February16 mm211 h/day19 %65 %13 km/h
March20 mm212 h/day20 %51 %15 km/h
April22 mm513 h/day25 %50 %17 km/h
May73 mm1013 h/day34 %63 %17 km/h
June197 mm1914 h/day68 %76 %16 km/h
July307 mm2714 h/day90 %84 %15 km/h
August271 mm2613 h/day89 %85 %14 km/h
September241 mm2212 h/day73 %85 %13 km/h
October79 mm812 h/day33 %78 %9.2 km/h
November6 mm111 h/day17 %69 %9.5 km/h
December7 mm111 h/day18 %71 %10.0 km/h

How Munger 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
Munger 36 °C 11 °C 1,256 mm 299
Begusarai · India 37 °C 11 °C 1,260 mm 299
Bhāgalpur · India 36 °C 11 °C 1,292 mm 300
Saharsa · India 36 °C 11 °C 1,369 mm 304

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Munger.

QuestionsCommon questions about Munger’s climate

When is the best time to visit Munger?

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

How hot does Munger get?

In May, the warmest month, daily highs average 36 °C. About 205 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 44 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 11 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Munger?

July, averaging 307 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is November with 6 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,256 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 Munger rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.