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Bhubaneswar, India climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Bhubaneswar has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 100°F, while the coldest is December averaging around 59°F at night. Precipitation totals about 65 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 14.6 inches while February barely receives 0.33 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsBhubaneswar climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 91 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 72 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 59 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 91 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 95 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 78 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 87 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 79 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 8.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 84 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 72 |
| Avg low (°F) | 78 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 67 | 59 |
| Precipitation (in) | 13.5 | 14.6 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 3 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 3 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 55 | 81 | 90 | 88 | 77 | 51 | 34 | 28 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 75 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 29 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 55 | 81 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0.9 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 67 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 60 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 90 | 88 | 77 | 51 | 34 | 28 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 28 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 79 | 72 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Bhubaneswar, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.