climigo

Bihar

When to go?

The best months are November–February. Avoid March–October (hot, at times extreme heat and often rainy and torrential rain).

Climate zones

ChhattisgarhJharkhandBangladeshWest BengalUttar PradeshSikkimNepalChinaPatnaPatnaPatnaBodh GayaBodh GayaBodh GayaMuzaffarpurMuzaffarpurMuzaffarpurDarbhangaDarbhangaDarbhangaRajgirRajgirRajgir

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 23°9°
February 27°12°
March 33°17°
April 37°22°
May 38°25° extreme heat
June 36°26°
July 33°26° torrential rain
August 33°26°
September 33°25°
October 32°22°
November 30°16°
December 26°11°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec9.3 · 23.3 °CJanuary: 9.3 · 23.3 °C12.1 · 26.7 °CFebruary: 12.1 · 26.7 °C17.1 · 32.5 °CMarch: 17.1 · 32.5 °C22.0 · 37.2 °CApril: 22.0 · 37.2 °C24.6 · 37.5 °CMay: 24.6 · 37.5 °C26.1 · 36.1 °CJune: 26.1 · 36.1 °C25.9 · 33.3 °CJuly: 25.9 · 33.3 °C25.9 · 33.2 °CAugust: 25.9 · 33.2 °C25.2 · 32.9 °CSeptember: 25.2 · 32.9 °C21.5 · 32.0 °COctober: 21.5 · 32.0 °C15.8 · 29.6 °CNovember: 15.8 · 29.6 °C11.1 · 25.5 °CDecember: 11.1 · 25.5 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 9.3 – 23.3 °C
Feb 12.1 – 26.7 °C
Mar 17.1 – 32.5 °C
Apr 22.0 – 37.2 °C
May 24.6 – 37.5 °C
Jun 26.1 – 36.1 °C
Jul 25.9 – 33.3 °C
Aug 25.9 – 33.2 °C
Sep 25.2 – 32.9 °C
Oct 21.5 – 32.0 °C
Nov 15.8 – 29.6 °C
Dec 11.1 – 25.5 °C

How much it rains

January 11 mm1 d
February 13 mm1 d
March 12 mm1 d
April 19 mm1 d
May 68 mm4 d
June 185 mm10 d
July 302 mm19 d torrential rain
August 281 mm19 d
September 232 mm12 d
October 82 mm3 d
November 3 mm0 d
December 6 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a dayJanuary: 11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a day13 mm · 1 rain day · 13 mm a dayFebruary: 13 mm · 1 rain day · 13 mm a day12 mm · 1 rain day · 12 mm a dayMarch: 12 mm · 1 rain day · 12 mm a day19 mm · 1 rain day · 19 mm a dayApril: 19 mm · 1 rain day · 19 mm a day68 mm · 4 rain days · 17 mm a dayMay: 68 mm · 4 rain days · 17 mm a day185 mm · 10 rain days · 19 mm a dayJune: 185 mm · 10 rain days · 19 mm a day302 mm · 19 rain days · 16 mm a dayJuly: 302 mm · 19 rain days · 16 mm a day281 mm · 19 rain days · 15 mm a dayAugust: 281 mm · 19 rain days · 15 mm a day232 mm · 12 rain days · 19 mm a daySeptember: 232 mm · 12 rain days · 19 mm a day82 mm · 3 rain days · 27 mm a dayOctober: 82 mm · 3 rain days · 27 mm a day3 mm · 0 rain daysNovember: 3 mm · 0 rain days6 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 6 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 11 mm1 d
Feb 13 mm1 d
Mar 12 mm1 d
Apr 19 mm1 d
May 68 mm4 d
Jun 185 mm10 d
Jul 302 mm19 d
Aug 281 mm19 d
Sep 232 mm12 d
Oct 82 mm3 d
Nov 3 mm0 d
Dec 6 mm0 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 43
February 11 h 18
March 11 h 59
April 12 h 45
May 13 h 23
June 13 h 43
July 13 h 35
August 13 h 02
September 12 h 19
October 11 h 35
November 10 h 55
December 10 h 34

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities