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Monthly climate in Hirakud, Odisha, India

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Hirakud features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1655 mm (65.1 inches) and receives 130 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Hirakud enjoys an average of 3584 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 50 minutes to 13 hours 24 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Hirakud, Odisha, India §

The warmest months in Hirakud are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (88 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 24 °C (70 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Hirakud experiences 316 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 Hirakud, Odisha, 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 32°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 16°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Hirakud, Odisha, India §

Hirakud usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 25 rainy days and 373 mm (14.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Hirakud are January, March and November. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Hirakud, Odisha, 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) 23 (0.9) 17 (0.7) 30 (1.2) 30 (1.2) 309 (12.2) 412 (16.2) 398 (15.7) 288 (11.4) 100 (3.9) 13 (0.5) 25 (1.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 3 5 6 20 28 28 23 11 1 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Hirakud, Odisha, India §

The sunniest months in Hirakud are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Hirakud: January, July and August receive an average of 8 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Hirakud, Odisha, 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 253 291 339 345 361 295 256 256 282 310 294 297
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 58m 11h 25m 12h 1m 12h 38m 13h 9m 13h 24m 13h 16m 12h 49m 12h 14m 11h 37m 11h 5m 10h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Hirakud, Odisha, India §

Hirakud 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, November 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 Hirakud UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Hirakud, Odisha, 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) 7 8 10 10 12 12 13 13 12 11 7 7