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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 38°C, while the coldest is December averaging around 15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1656 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 371 mm while February barely receives 8 mm.

☀️ All year

Very hot

Daytime highs near 38°C most of the year.

About 175 days a year above 32 °C

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 15°C.

🌧️ Rain

Very wet

About 1656 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.3 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Bhubaneswar climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	29	33	36	37	38	35	32	32	32	32	31	29
Avg temp (°C)	22	26	29	31	32	31	29	29	29	28	25	22
Avg low (°C)	15	19	23	25	27	26	25	25	25	23	19	15
Precipitation (mm)	13	8	13	25	139	218	344	371	291	201	24	9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	29	33	36	37	38	35
Avg temp (°C)	22	26	29	31	32	31
Avg low (°C)	15	19	23	25	27	26
Precipitation (mm)	13	8	13	25	139	218

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	31	29
Avg temp (°C)	29	29	29	28	25	22
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	23	19	15
Precipitation (mm)	344	371	291	201	24	9

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 ≥ 32°C (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 ≥ 32°C (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 ≥ 32°C (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 (m/s)	1.2	1.5	1.9	2.8	3.1	2.9	2.6	2.3	1.8	1.5	1.3	1.2

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 (m/s)	1.2	1.5	1.9	2.8	3.1	2.9

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 (m/s)	2.6	2.3	1.8	1.5	1.3	1.2

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.

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