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Monthly climate in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Dhanbad features a humid subtropical climate (Cwa).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (62 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 6 °C (43 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (114 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1374 mm (54.1 inches) and receives 148 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Dhanbad enjoys an average of 3522 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 40 minutes to 13 hours 33 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India §

The warmest months in Dhanbad are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (87 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 20 °C (62 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Dhanbad experiences 290 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 45°C
(114°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 9°C
(48°F)
Minimum 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India §

Dhanbad usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 26 rainy days and 275 mm (10.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Dhanbad are January, February and November. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10 (0.4) 11 (0.4) 21 (0.8) 41 (1.6) 122 (4.8) 197 (7.7) 319 (12.6) 271 (10.7) 236 (9.3) 122 (4.8) 6 (0.2) 18 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 4 8 15 22 28 29 23 12 1 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India §

The sunniest months in Dhanbad are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Dhanbad: January, July and September receive an average of 8 hours 30 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 246 285 334 336 344 304 265 279 272 293 282 277
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 50m 11h 20m 12h 0m 12h 42m 13h 16m 13h 33m 13h 25m 12h 55m 12h 15m 11h 34m 10h 58m 10h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India §

Dhanbad experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in July, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Dhanbad UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 6 7 9 10 11 11 12 13 12 10 7 6