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Patna weather by month: averages, rainfall & climate trends

Average temperatures in Patna follow a clear seasonal rhythm, rising and falling by 16.0°C over the course of the year. Rainfall is strongly seasonal: the bulk of the year's rain falls between June and September. Patna weather by month: average temperatures, rainfall, records and how the climate has changed since 1940.

Today vs average

+0.9°Chigh near average

32° / 24°Today
31° / 22°Average
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How it's changed

+0.6°Caverage temperature, 2016–2025 vs 1940–1949average temperature vs 1940–49243days above 30°C a year now (2016–2025) · 204 in the 1940sdays above 30°C · 204 in the 1940s+0.6°C vs the 1940s · see how it's changed →
Weather by montha typical year, averaged over the full recordJanuary, rain 23 mmhigh 23°low 11°February, rain 19 mmhigh 27°low 13°March, rain 16 mmhigh 33°low 19°April, rain 18 mmhigh 38°low 24°May, rain 38 mmhigh 39°low 26°June, rain 160 mmhigh 36°low 28°July, rain 322 mmhigh 33°low 27°August, rain 284 mmhigh 32°low 27°September, rain 209 mmhigh 32°low 26°October, rain 69 mmhigh 31°low 22°November, rain 9 mmhigh 28°low 16°December, rain 10 mmhigh 25°low 12°wettest month July, 322 mm · 1,176 mm a yearsee month by month →

Right now

What it's doing today vs the historical average for this date.
Partly cloudy

Right now

25.9°

31°feels like
82%humidity
23°dew point
2 km/hfrom SE
UV index0.0
sunrise05:49sunset17:19day length11h 30m
TodayMostly clear32°24°
MonMostly clear31°23°
TueClear31°21°
WedMostly clear30°21°
ThuMostly clear30°21°
FriMostly clear29°21°
SatMostly clear29°20°

On this date: October 18

Today (forecast)
32° / 24°
Average for October 18
31° / 22°

High near average · +0.9°C

  • Record high: 34.6° · 2020
  • Record low: 16.8° · 1954
  • One year ago: 32° / 22°

Every October 18 in history, coldest to hottest

▲ Daily highs▼ Daily lows

Dots show daily highs (top) and lows (bottom) for each October 18 on record (n = 87). Outlined dots are today's forecast.

Area we sample

Each city's history comes from one ERA5 grid cell, about 28 km across, shown by the dashed box. Near mountains or coasts, conditions can vary across the cell.

Location & data

Historical weather for Patna is sampled from the ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis at 25.59°N, 85.14°E, with daily records since 1940.

Coordinates
25.59°N, 85.14°E
Time zone
Asia/Kolkata
Period
1940–2026
Data source
ERA5 (ECMWF)

Last 30 days

22 of the last 31 days were warmer than the historical average for that date. Average difference: +0.5°C.

Each bar is one day, from morning low to afternoon high. Warm-colored bars are days whose mean ran above average; cool bars ran below. The dot inside the bar is the daily mean. The shaded band is the typical 10–90% range expected for that date. Average = the day's mean temperature averaged across every year of record (1940–2026) for that calendar date.

This date over the years

One dot per year, showing the mean temperature on this calendar date. Dots are warmer or cooler than the long-term average (dashed line); the shaded band is the typical 10–90% range, and the highlighted dot is today's forecast. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Weather by month

Average temperatures and rainfall for each month: a typical year, from the full record.

Climate overview

The warmest month is May, with typical afternoon highs of 38.6°C and nights around 26.4°C. On about 225 nights a year, the temperature never drops below 20°C. The coolest month is January, when afternoons reach about 23.0°C and overnight lows sit around 10.7°C. Frost is essentially unknown.

The yearly total for Patna comes to about 1,176 mm; monthly amounts range from 9 mm in November up to 322 mm in July.

The record here starts in 1940, and since then the annual mean in Patna has climbed 0.6°C from the first ten years to the last ten. You can follow the shift year by year in the charts below.

Climate graph (climograph)

May is the warmest month, January the coolest: a yearly swing of 16°C. Wettest month: July (~322 mm). Whole year averages ~1,176 mm of rain.

Bars = average monthly rainfall (right axis). Lines = average daily high and low (left axis). Average = each month's value averaged across every year of record (1940–2026).

Rainy days by month

About 100 rainy days a year: most in August (~24), fewest in November (~1).

Bars = average number of days with ≥ 2 mm per month. Hover for the monthly rainfall total.

Monthly wind

Average daily peak wind at 10 m, by month.

Monthly solar energy

Average daily incoming solar energy in megajoules per square metre: the record's own proxy for how sunny the month is.

Patna month by month: what to expect

Typical conditions for each month, averaged across the full record (since 1940). Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset. Record high/low are the most extreme values in the ERA5 dataset (modelled since 1940), so they can differ from official weather-station readings.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainRainy daysDaylightRecord highRecord low
January23.0°10.7°23 mm210.6 h30.5° (1964)3.3° (2013)
February26.6°13.4°19 mm211.1 h36.1° (1956)6.0° (1950)
March32.9°18.6°16 mm211.8 h42.9° (1973)9.9° (1990)
April37.8°23.6°18 mm212.6 h44.9° (1956)15.1° (1950)
May38.6°26.4°38 mm413.3 h46.8° (1957)19.8° (1977)
June36.5°27.6°160 mm1313.6 h46.6° (1966)22.7° (1980)
July32.6°26.8°322 mm2413.5 h42.4° (1982)23.6° (1965)
August32.1°26.5°284 mm2412.9 h37.0° (2009)23.2° (1965)
September31.7°25.7°209 mm1912.1 h36.5° (2024)20.6° (1982)
October30.7°22.0°69 mm611.4 h35.9° (2021)14.6° (1954)
November28.2°16.1°9 mm110.7 h33.9° (2024)9.0° (1941)
December24.6°11.7°10 mm110.4 h30.7° (2015)5.3° (2019)

How it's changed

Year-by-year signals from 1940 to today.

Climate stripes

Annual mean shifted from 1940–1949 to 2016–2025 by +0.6°C.

Each vertical stripe is one year. Color encodes how much that year's annual mean differed from the long-term average. Average = each year's annual mean compared to the average of all years (1940–2026). cooler ← → warmer

Annual mean temperature

Long-term trend: +0.08°C per decade.

One point per year, showing the temperature averaged across the whole year. The dashed line is the least-squares long-term trend. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Seasonal warming

Sep–Nov is warming fastest: +0.23°C per decade.

Each faint line is one three-month period's average per year; the bold dashed line is its long-term trend. Different parts of the year often warm at different rates. Based on ERA5 reanalysis: modelled estimates, not station readings.

Hot days vs frost days

Days ≥ 30°C per year: 203.7 early in the record → 243.0 recently. Frost days: 0 → 0.

Thin lines are raw yearly counts; thick lines are the smoothed trend that removes year-to-year noise. The hot-day threshold is auto-picked per city so the line actually moves. Average = a centered 5-year rolling average to smooth weather noise.

Yearly hot & cold extremes

All-time high in 1957, all-time low in 2013: 46.8°C / 3.3°C.

One point per year: the single hottest and coldest day recorded that year.

Annual rainfall

~1,176 mm/year on average. Last decade: +4% vs that average. Long-term trend: −5 mm per decade.

One bar per year of total rainfall. Dashed line is the long-term average. Average = the average annual rainfall across every year of record (1940–2026).

Day-by-day grid

Each tiny square is one calendar day across the full record, about 30,000 days per city. Use the mode switch above the chart: Anomaly colors each day by how far it ran from the historical average for that date (red = warmer, blue = cooler), Daily mean temp shows the absolute mean temperature for the day (useful to see seasons and heatwaves), and Precipitation shows daily rainfall (useful to spot wet/dry seasons and droughts). Average = the long-term average for that calendar date (1940–2026).

Frequently asked questions about Patna

Which is the warmest month in Patna?
On long-term average, the warmest month in Patna is May (mean daily temperature of about 32.3°C) and the coolest is January (about 16.3°C).
How does today's temperature in Patna compare to the historical average?
On October 18, 2026, Patna is forecast to reach a high of 31.7°C and a low of 24.3°C. The long-term average for this date (the full record since 1940) is a high of 30.8°C and a low of 21.7°C, so today's high is 0.9°C warmer than that average.
How much has Patna warmed since 1940?
Comparing the first decade of the record (1940–1949) with the most recent (2016–2025), the annual mean temperature in Patna is about 0.6°C warmer.
How much does it rain in Patna?
Patna receives about 1,176 mm of precipitation per year on long-term average, with July typically the wettest month.
What is the average temperature in Patna?
Over the full record (since 1940), the annual mean temperature in Patna is about 25.7°C. The warmest month is May and the coolest is January.
What are the average temperatures in Patna by month?
Average daily highs and lows for each month in Patna (°C, full record since 1940): January 23°/11°, February 27°/13°, March 33°/19°, April 38°/24°, May 39°/26°, June 36°/28°, July 33°/27°, August 32°/27°, September 32°/26°, October 31°/22°, November 28°/16°, December 25°/12°.
What is the weather like in Patna in summer?
June to August is summer in Patna, and it is wet and hot. June is still 36°C by day and 28°C at night; by August it is down to 32°C and 27°C. Rain rises from 160 mm on 13 days in June to 284 mm on 24 days in August. No season is wetter.
What is the weather like in Patna in winter?
In winter, December through February, Patna is dry and pleasantly warm. Afternoons run 23–27°C and nights 11–13°C; January is the coldest month. Rain picks up through the season: 1 rainy day and 10 mm in December, 2 days and 19 mm in February. No season is drier.
What is the weather like in Patna in spring?
Spring in Patna (March to May) is really hot. March starts at 33°C by day and 19°C at night; by May it is 39°C and 26°C. Rain rises from 16 mm on 2 days in March to 38 mm on 4 days in May.
What is the weather like in Patna in autumn?
Autumn in Patna (September to November) is hot. September still brings 32°C afternoons and 26°C nights, November only 28°C and 16°C. Rain falls off from 209 mm on 19 days in September to 9 mm on 1 day in November.
How many days a year does it rain in Patna?
On long-term average, Patna has about 100 days a year with at least 2 mm of rain or snow. The annual total is roughly 1,176 mm.

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